House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act
Official title: To prohibit the use of facial recognition mobile phone applications outside ports of entry, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7124.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Page H921):Article 1, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7124, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7124
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Yvette Clarke (D-NY), J. Correa (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.