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US HB3060

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Yvette Clarke

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Prohibits owners of federally assisted rental housing from using facial recognition, physical biometric (DNA, fingerprints, iris scans), or remote biometric (gait, voice) technology for surveillance or purposes that adversely affect tenant access to fair housing, effective 1 year after enactment

  • Applies to units receiving assistance through public housing, Section 8 vouchers, HOME Investment Partnerships, McKinney-Vento homeless assistance, Housing Trust Fund, elderly/disabled supportive housing programs, AIDS housing, and Native American/Native Hawaiian housing programs

  • Excludes loan insurance and mortgage guarantees from the definition of covered federal assistance

  • Requires HUD to submit a report to Congress within 1 year documenting any known biometric technology usage in covered housing during the preceding 5 years, including adverse effects on tenants, demographic data, and potential impacts on vulnerable communities

Legislative Description

No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2025

Housing and community development

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

4/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services4/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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