HR 3060
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2025, prohibits the use of certain types of biometric technology – including facial recognition, physical biometric scans, and remote biometric recognition – in federally assisted housing units. It applies to housing programs like public housing, Section 8 vouchers, and other programs receiving federal assistance. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to report on the existing use of this technology in these housing units and its potential impact on residents, particularly vulnerable communities.
Key provisions
- Prohibits the use of facial recognition technology in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units.
- Prohibits the use of physical biometric recognition technology in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units.
- Prohibits the use of remote biometric recognition technology in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units.
- Defines ‘assistance’ as various forms of federal housing grants and programs.
- Lists specific federally assisted housing programs covered by the bill.
- Requires a report to Congress detailing existing use of biometric technology in covered housing.
- The report must include demographic information about residents and surrounding areas.
- The report must assess potential impacts on vulnerable communities and civil rights.
Who is affected
- Tenants of federally assisted housing units
- Public Housing Agencies
- Housing Authorities
- Federal Government Agencies administering housing programs
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Becca [D-VT-At Large] Balint
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3060
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted dwelling units, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2025
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For the purposes of this Act:
the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
the HOME Investment Partnerships program under title II of the Cranton-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.);
the Housing Trust Fund program under section 1338 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C 4568);
the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013);
the AIDS Housing Opportunities program under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);
the program for Native American housing under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and
the program for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.).
The term facial recognition technology means technology which facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual based on the physical characteristics of an individual’s face, or that logs characteristics of an individual’s face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual.
The term physical biometric recognition technology means technology which facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual or capturing information about an individual based on the characteristics of an individual’s DNA, fingerprints, palmprints, iris, or retina.
The term remote biometric recognition technology means technology which facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual or capturing information about an individual based on the characteristics of an individual’s gait, voice, or other immutable characteristic ascertained from a distance, or that logs such characteristics to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representative and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and make available to the public on the website of the Department, a report that describes—
any known usage of facial recognition technology, physical biometric recognition technology, or remote biometric recognition technology in any covered federally assisted dwelling unit during the 5 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act;
any known adverse effects for tenants associated with any use of the technology described in paragraph (1);
the potential impacts on vulnerable communities, including persons protected under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, of additional usage of facial recognition technology, physical biometric recognition technology, or remote biometric recognition technology in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units, including impacts on resident privacy, civil rights, and fair housing.