SENS. MARKEY, MERKLEY AND REPS. JAYAPAL, TLAIB, PRESSLEY REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HALT GOVERNMENT USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION AND OTHER BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

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Washington (September 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), announced the reintroduction of the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act, legislation to prohibit the government from using facial recognition and other biometric technologies.

The legislation responds to the federal government's growing use of biometric recognition technology, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection's...