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Stories / Privacy and Surveillance / Event · Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

Ban Flock Act

5Members · 3 D · 2 R
5Actions · 2 D · 3 R
5States & territories · MO · VT · OR · TX lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat26Sun27Mon281Tue29Wed302Thu1Fri22Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 3

Where they stand

Support · 3

  • DMerkley ORIntroduced legislation to ban automatic license plate readers
  • RHawley MOIntroduced bill to regulate AI-powered surveillance cameras
  • RStutzman INIntroduced legislation prohibiting vehicle fingerprinting databases

Oppose · 2

  • ISanders VTIntroduced legislation to prohibit AI-powered surveillance camera technology
  • DCasar TXDemanded answers on FBI's planned Flock camera purchases

What each party did · Democrats 2 · Republicans 3

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 0Hearings1
  • 1Filed or pushed bills2

By state

  • MO2
  • VT1
  • OR1
  • TX1
  • IN1

Every action

5 actions · 6 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Sep 30, 2026
    • Bill

      RHawley MO

      Announced legislation to establish safeguards for AI-powered surveillance cameras.

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    • Bill

      RStutzman IN

      Introduced bill prohibiting federal vehicle fingerprinting databases from Flock cameras.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 28, 2026
    • Hearing

      RHawley MO

      Chaired hearing investigating Flock automated license plate reader cameras and privacy threats.

      Release ↗

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works