# 119-hr-9800: Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act

119-hr-9800, Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9800
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**Ban on government use of automated mass-surveillance technologies.** This bill would bar federal agencies from buying, deploying, operating, accessing, or contracting for systems that identify, track, or record people using automated license plate readers, facial recognition, biometric identification (fingerprint, iris, retinal, voice, gait, or other biological traits), or any technology that captures or analyzes images for persistent or mass surveillance. - Federal agencies would be prohibited from purchasing, deploying, operating, accessing, or contracting for the four types of automated surveillance systems named in the bill. - State, local, and Tribal governments would be barred from using federal funds to buy, deploy, operate, access, or contract for those same systems. - Individuals would gain a privacy protection because data collected in violation of the ban must be deleted within 30 days of acquisition. - Courts and administrative bodies would be prevented from admitting any data obtained in violation of the prohibition as evidence.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on government mass surveillance: benefit, high. If enacted, Federal agencies would be barred from buying, running, accessing, or contracting for automated systems that identify, track, or record people. Covered technologies would include automated license-plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras. It would also include facial recognition and…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9800 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9800)

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- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9800 (as of 2026-11-04).