House Bill 4008
116th Congress(2019-2020)
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4008
Congress
116
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using 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.
July 25, 2019
07/25/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
07/25/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:21 PM