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# Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

Limits TSA's use of facial recognition to identity verification at airports and requires notice and passenger consent. It also restricts tracking, data sharing, and how long data is stored.

Model-rated AI relevance 60%: Facial recognition is an AI-related biometric technology. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)

surveillance privacy

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Sponsored by

[Jeff MerkleyDemocrat OR](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M001176)

Data as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Progress

1.  Introduced
    
    May 8, 2025
    
2.  Reported by committee
    
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3.  Passed House
    
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4.  Passed Senate
    
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5.  Became law
    
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Latest action · May 8, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

## What members said

Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.

[Rashida Tlaib](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/T000481) Democrat toward oversight Oct 14, 2026 · same topic

Tlaib introduces a bill to ban federal funding for AI-enabled mass surveillance and facial recognition technologies like Flock cameras.

[Source ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-bill-to-remove-and-prohibit-flock-cameras-mass-surveillance-technologies)

[Catherine Cortez Masto](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/C001113) Democrat toward oversight Oct 13, 2026 · same topic

Cortez Masto and Horsford call for worker privacy protections against the sale of employee data to Google for training AI, warning de-identification safeguards may be insufficient.

[Source ↗](https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-horsford-call-for-worker-privacy-protections-as-spirit-airlines-plans-to-sell-employee-data-to-train-google-ai/)

[John Reed](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/R000122) Democrat toward oversight Oct 9, 2026 · same topic

Reed is seeking legislation to ban AI-enabled personalized price discrimination against consumers.

[Source ↗](https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-seeks-to-ban-exploitative-ai-enabled-price-discrimination)

[Steven Horsford](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/H001066) Democrat toward oversight Oct 8, 2026 · same topic

Horsford urges enforceable privacy safeguards before employee data can be sold to train AI systems.

[Source ↗](https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/spirit-airlines-to-sell-employee-data-to-train-google-ai-horsford-and-warren-lead-call-for-worker-privacy-protections)

[Jeff Merkley](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M001176) Democrat toward oversight Oct 2, 2026 · same topic

Merkley co-introduced the Ban Flock Act to prohibit government use of AI-powered license plate surveillance cameras.

[Source ↗](https://www.merkley.senate.gov/sanders-ocasio-cortez-merkley-unveil-ban-flock-act-to-protect-americans-right-to-privacy/)

[Bernard Sanders](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/S000033) Independent toward oversight Oct 2, 2026 · same topic

Sanders introduced the Ban Flock Act to ban AI-powered surveillance cameras tracking Americans without consent.

[Source ↗](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-ocasio-cortez-merkley-unveil-ban-flock-act-to-protect-americans-right-to-privacy/)

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/O000172) Democrat toward oversight Oct 2, 2026 · same topic

Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, and Merkley introduce the Ban Flock Act to prohibit government use of AI-powered surveillance cameras like license plate readers.

[Source ↗](https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/news-ocasio-cortez-sanders-merkley-unveil-ban-flock-act-protect-americans)

[Pramila Jayapal](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/J000298) Democrat toward oversight Oct 1, 2026 · same topic

Rep. Jayapal proposes requiring AI companies to obtain a federal charter with strict safety mandates and accountability before harm occurs.

[Source ↗](https://jayapal.house.gov/2026/10/01/jayapal-introduces-legislative-framework-establishing-national-charter-system-to-rein-in-ai/)

Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z