House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Ban Flock Act

H.R. 10691Introduced Oct 1, 2026Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To prohibit the use of automatic license plate readers by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization, to withhold grants awarded by certain agencies from State and local governments that use automatic license plate readers, and to prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase automatic license plate readers.

Sponsor: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 1, 2026
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To the President—
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Latest action: Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10691.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 156, October 1, 2026, Page H6020):
Article I, Section 8, clause 1 and Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2026 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 20, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-14 district

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Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.