U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 5544
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026
A bill to prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance.
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- Sponsor
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Introduced
- September 24, 2026, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (3)
3 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Ron WydenD-OR