Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10807 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10807 To prohibit the use of automated mass surveillance systems and associated components, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 13, 2026 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 prohibit the use of automated mass surveillance systems and associated components, 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 ``Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF AUTOMATED MASS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. (a) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act for any fiscal year or otherwise made available to any agency, State, or unit of local government may be obligated, expended, reprogrammed, or transferred to purchase, deploy, install, maintain, access, lease, or operate any automated mass surveillance system, including any of the following: (1) Automatic license plate reader or associated component. (2) Biometric surveillance system. (3) Facial recognition technology. (b) Prohibition on Use of Automated Mass Surveillance Systems.--An agency, or empl