Bans federal facial recognition apps outside border checkpoints, protecting citizen data.
This bill would stop the Department of Homeland Security from using specific facial recognition apps outside of border checkpoints. It would also require the department to quickly destroy any photos or fingerprints collected from U.S. citizens by these apps, protecting their privacy.
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can use and share specific facial recognition apps, like Mobile Fortify, outside of border checkpoints and can keep biometric data of U.S. citizens for an unspecified time. If this bill passes, DHS would be banned from using these apps outside border checkpoints and from sharing them. It would also have to destroy U.S. citizen biometric data collected by these apps, either immediately or within 12 hours, depending on when and where it was captured.
HR 7124 · 119th Congress · January 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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