119th Congress
S. 5544
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Edward J. Markey(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Sep 24, 2026
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: 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.
Latest action(Sep 24, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 24, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Sep 24, 2026
Introduced in Senate