US SB2689 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using biometric analytics in connection with facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units, buildings, or grounds of such project. Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federal assisted rental units in the preceding five years.
Title
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-10-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4008 (Related) 2019-07-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development
Housing discrimination
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Photography and imaging
Public housing
Right of privacy
Technology assessment
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development
Housing discrimination
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Photography and imaging
Public housing
Right of privacy
Technology assessment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2689/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2689/BILLS-116s2689is.pdf |