,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,ms4 
,clarke of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,pressley1 and ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the  
use of biometric recognition technology 
in certain federally assisted dwelling  
units1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,biometric ,barriers to ,housing
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,prohibition on    
biometric identification technology  7a7
 ,in general ,at any time after the     
expiration of the #a-year period        
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 an owner of a covered     
federally assisted rental dwelling unit1
 may not use1 or authorize the use of1  
facial recognition technology1 physical 
biometric recognition technology1 or    
remote biometric recognition technology 
in such dwelling unit or in any building

 or grounds containing such dwelling    
unit4  7b7 ,definitions ,for the        
purposes of this ,act3 7#a7 ,assistance 
,the term assistance means any grant1   
loan1 subsidy1 contract1 cooperative    
agreement1 or other form of financial   
assistance1 but such term does not      
include the insurance or guarantee of a 
loan1 mortgage1 or pool of loans or     
mortgages4  7#b7 ,covered federally     
assisted rental dwelling unit ,the term 
covered federally assisted rental       
dwelling unit means a residential       
dwelling unit that is made available for
 rental and for which assistance is     
provided1 or that is part of a housing  
project for which assistance is         
provided1 under--  7,a7 the public      
housing program under the ,united       
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq472  7,b7 the     
program for supportive housing for      
persons with disabilities under section 
#haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez         
,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db

 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72  7,c7 the program for
 supportive housing for the elderly     
under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act 
of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 or     
7,d7 the program for project-based      
rental assistance under section #h of   
the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of    
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f74  7#c7    
,facial recognition technology ,the term
 facial recognition technology means    
technology which facilitates or         
otherwise enables an automated or       
semi-automated process that assists in  
identifying an individual based on the  
physical characteristics of an          
individual's face1 or that logs         
characteristics of an individual's face1
 head1 or body to infer emotion1        
associations1 activities1 or the        
location of an individual4  7#d7 ,owner 
,the term owner means any private person
 or entity1 including a cooperative1 an 
agency of the ,federal ,government1 or a
 public housing agency1 having the legal
 right to lease or sublease dwelling    

units4  7#e7 ,physical biometric        
recognition technology ,the term        
physical biometric recognition          
technology means technology which       
facilitates or otherwise enables an     
automated or semi-automated process that
 assists in identifying an individual or
 capturing information about an         
individual based on the characteristics 
of an individual's ,,dna1 fingerprints1 
palmprints1 iris1 or retina4  7#f7      
,remote biometric recognition technology
 ,the term remote biometric recognition 
technology means technology which       
facilitates or otherwise enables an     
automated or semi-automated process that
 assists in identifying an individual or
 capturing information about an         
individual based on the characteristics 
of an individual's gait1 voice1 or other
 immutable characteristic ascertained   
from a distance1 or that logs such      
characteristics to infer emotion1       
associations1 activities1 or the        
location of an individual4  #c4 ,report 

to ,congress ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,housing and    
,urban ,development shall submit to the 
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representative and the   
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and make 
available to the public on the website  
of the ,department1 a report that       
describes--  7#a7 any known usage of    
facial recognition technology1 physical 
biometric recognition technology1 or    
remote biometric recognition technology 
in any covered federally assisted       
dwelling unit during the #e years       
preceding the date of enactment of this 
,act2  7#b7 the impact of such          
technology on the residents of such     
covered federally assisted rental       
dwelling units2  7#c7 the purpose of    
installing such technologies in such    
covered federally assisted rental       
dwelling units2  7#d7 demographic       
information about the residents of each 

covered federally assisted rental       
dwelling unit where such usage occurred2
 and  7#e7 the potential impacts on     
vulnerable communities of additional    
usage of facial recognition technology1 
physical biometric recognition          
technology1 or remote biometric         
recognition technology in covered       
federally assisted rental dwelling      
units1 including impacts on resident    
privacy1 civil rights1 and fair housing4