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To prohibit the Federal Government from establishing or maintaining a database that contains data collected through, or facilitates, the biometric identity verification of a citizen of the United States, and for other purposes.
To prohibit the Federal Government from establishing or maintaining a database that contains data collected through, or facilitates, the biometric identity verification of a citizen of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits federal government agencies from establishing or maintaining databases that collect or use biometric identity verification data on U.S. citizens. Biometric identity verification is defined as automated recognition of individuals based on biological or behavioral characteristics such as fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial features. The prohibition would prevent federal agencies from creating or maintaining centralized biometric databases of American citizens for identification purposes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
Actions (2)
- Jun 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jun 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 3, 2025
Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To prohibit the Federal Government from establishing or maintaining a database that contains data collected through, or facilitates, the biometric identity verification of a citizen of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DATABASES.
(a) In General.—An agency of the Federal Government may not establish or maintain a database that contains data collected through, or facilitates, the biometric identity verification of a citizen of the United States.
(b) Biometric Identity Verification Defined.—In this section, the term “biometric identity verification” means the automated recognition of an individual based on the biological or behavioral characteristics of such individual from which distinguishing, repeatable biometric features are extracted, including fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial features. <all>
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