Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9800 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9800

  To prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or accessing automated
 surveillance systems that identify, track, or record individuals, and
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2026

 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

  To prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or accessing automated
 surveillance systems that identify, track, or record individuals, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection Against Mass Surveillance
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) Federal Agencies.--No Federal agency may purchase, deploy,
operate, access, or contract for any automated surveillance system that
identifies, tracks, or records individuals through any of the
following:
            (1) An automated license plate recognition system,
        including a Flock Safety camera.
            (2) Facial recognition technology.
            (3) Technology that uses biometric identification,
        including fingerprint, iris, retinal, voice, gait, or other
        personally identifiable biological characteristics.
            (4) Any technology that captures, analyzes, or retains a
        person's image, likeness, or other personally identifiable
        information for the purpose of conducting persistent or mass
        surveillance.
    (b) State and Local Governments.--A State, local, or Tribal
government may not use Federal funds to purchase, deploy, operate,
access, or contract for any automated surveillance system that
identifies, tracks, or records individuals through any of the systems
or technologies described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection
(a).

SEC. 3. COLLECTED DATA.

    (a) Deletion.--The head of any Federal agency that obtains data in
violation of section 2(a) shall delete such data not later than 30 days
after it is obtained.
    (b) Inadmissibility.--Any data obtained by the Federal Government
in violation of section 2(a) may not be admitted into evidence in any
court or administrative proceeding.
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