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No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced
Summary
Blocks facial and other biometric surveillance in federally assisted rental housing. This bill would prohibit the use or authorization of facial recognition, physical biometric, and remote biometric technologies in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units after a 1-year period following enactment.
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- Families and residents: Would protect tenant privacy and reduce risks of biased screening or discrimination tied to facial features, fingerprints, gait, voice, or other biometric traits.
- Owners and housing providers: Owners of covered units would be barred from installing or authorizing biometric identification systems in those units after the 1-year transition period.
- HUD and policymakers: The Department of Housing and Urban Development would have to submit a report to Congress within 1 year describing any known use in the prior 5 years, associated harms to tenants, reasons for installations, demographic impacts, and effects on vulnerable communities.
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Ban biometric surveillance in assisted housing
This bill would ban facial recognition and other biometric tech in federally assisted rental housing. Owners could not use it in units, buildings, or on the grounds for surveillance or any use that harms fair, bias-free access to housing. The ban would start one year after enactment. It would cover programs like public housing, Section 8, HOME, McKinney-Vento, Housing Trust Fund, Section 202, Section 811, AIDS Housing Opportunities, and Native American and Native Hawaiian housing. The rule would apply to private landlords, co-ops, public housing agencies, and federal agencies that rent these units.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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