# 119-hr-10691: Ban Flock Act

119-hr-10691, Ban Flock Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10691
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ban Flock Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**A federal ban on ALPR acquisition and funding.** This bill would bar federal agencies from buying, operating, or funding automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) and from accessing or using the plate data they collect, while preserving narrow exceptions and legal remedies. - Federal agencies and federal awards would be limited. Agencies could not use federal funds to purchase, lease, install, operate, maintain, upgrade, access, search, retain, analyze, or disclose ALPR-captured plate data. Violations would create unallowable costs that must be repaid and could trigger suspension or termination of awards. - Recipients of federal grants would face new compliance rules. Agency heads must include the ban in award terms, and recipients may not treat ALPR activities as allowable costs or shift federal funds to evade the prohibition. - State and local governments that seek specified federal funds would need to prohibit ALPR use by their agencies. That funding condition would begin in the first fiscal year after enactment. - Tolling and limited testing are carved out. ALPR use for toll collection would be allowed under strict data access, retention, disclosure, and security limits. The National Institute of Standards and Technology may run limited tests under the Act's constraints. - Enforcement tools and protections remain. The bill authorizes private lawsuits and state enforcement, keeps narrow judicial processes for privacy and civil-rights concerns, and allows civil penalties for federal officials who fail to comply.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on federal use of ALPRs: benefit, high. If enacted, federal agencies would be barred from acquiring, possessing, accessing, or using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) or captured plate data in the United States, except in narrow, statute-authorized cases. Federal funds could not be used to buy, lease, operate, upgrade, or contract…
- New enforcement rights and evidence limits: benefit, medium. If enacted, information obtained in violation of the federal ALPR prohibition would be inadmissible as evidence introduced by the Federal Government in most proceedings. An aggrieved individual would be able to sue the Federal Government for violations. A State's chief law officer could sue on beha…
- Limits on tolling ALPR data: benefit, low. If enacted, ALPRs could be used for tolling only to assess, bill, collect, audit, dispute, or enforce a toll. Captured plate data for tolling must be deleted within 48 hours after a reconciled electronic payment. For pay-by-plate billing, unpaid toll collection, or disputes, data may be kept until…
- NIST testing and state rule protection: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would not stop the National Institute of Standards and Technology from testing or researching ALPRs or similar commercial technologies. The bill would also not preempt any State or local law that is more protective than the federal limitations.
- States must ban ALPRs to keep grants: mixed, high. If enacted, DOJ, DOT, HHS, HUD, and DHS would not provide certain federal financial assistance to a State or local government unless that jurisdiction has a law or binding policy banning ALPRs to the same or greater extent as the federal prohibition. The condition would begin on the first day of th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-9959: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10691 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10691)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-9959: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9959)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10691 (as of 2026-10-22).