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No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4360| House 
| Updated: 7/6/2021
Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (5)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2021 This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units or in any building or on any grounds containing such a unit. Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federally assisted rental units in the preceding five years.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4008
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
Jul 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4008
    No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019


  • July 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 6, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Housing and Community Development

Advanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightHousing discriminationHousing for the elderly and disabledHousing industry and standardsLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingPhotography and imagingPublic housingRight of privacyTechnology assessment

No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4360| House 
| Updated: 7/6/2021
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2021 This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units or in any building or on any grounds containing such a unit. Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federally assisted rental units in the preceding five years.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4008
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019
Jul 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4008
    No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019


  • July 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 6, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (5)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

Housing and Community Development

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightHousing discriminationHousing for the elderly and disabledHousing industry and standardsLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingPhotography and imagingPublic housingRight of privacyTechnology assessment