To prohibit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Technology, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2023.
- Section id656f358918c94637a525e5258b95ecc7: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Transportation Security Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the...
- Section id289472d8a7c641218c46f649c6339297: 3. Prohibition on use of facial recognition technology The Administrator may not, for any purpose, use facial recognition technology or facial matching...
- Section ide2cd3ac0144d422db715e16f7b29e441: 4. Amendments to Aviation and Transportation Security Act The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597) is amended— in...
- Section id4ae9b96c94084fadbd5b3e0c93b0b5c9: 5. Additional modifications with respect to air transportation security Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)(3), by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Technology, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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