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.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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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.
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