No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2023
Summary
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2023 This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units or in any building or on any grounds containing such a unit for the purpose of surveillance or any other use that has an adverse effect on a tenant's fair access to affordable housing that is free from bias and discrimination. Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federally assisted rental units in the preceding five years.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 8, 2023
Last action Sep 8, 2023
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Committee
1
Sep 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
lower
Sep 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yvette D. Clarke
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
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