Facial Recognition Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4695 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4695 To regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Lieu (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Ivey, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Facial Recognition Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FUNDS. In the case of a State or unit of local government that received a grant award under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), if the State or unit of local government fails to substantially to comply with the requirements under this Act for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be awarded to that State or unit of local government under such grant program in the following fiscal year by 15 percent. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Arrest photo database.--The term ``arrest photo database'' means a database populated primarily by booking or arrest photographs or photographs of persons encountered by an investigative or law enforcement officer. (2) Candidate list.--The term ``candidate