How the conversation moved Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Developing stories 2 threads · 3 of 8 actions
2 members
Sep 28 Hawley (R) chaired hearing on Flock cameras and automated license plate readers, calling for federal regulation.Oct 2 Casar demanded FBI transparency on plans to purchase Flock mass surveillance camera systems.
2 members
Oct 2 Sanders , Merkley introduced legislation to prohibit federal use of automatic license plate readers.
Where they stand
Support · 5 I Sanders VT Introduced bill to ban AI-powered surveillance cameras and license plate readers D Merkley OR Introduced legislation to ban automatic license plate readers R Hawley MO Introduced Stop Flock Abuse Act to regulate AI surveillance cameras D Gillibrand NY Reintroduced Data Protection Act to establish federal data privacy agency D Pressley MA Reintroduced legislation to halt government facial recognition use
Oppose · 2 D Casar TX Demanded answers on FBI's planned Flock camera acquisition R Cloud TX Urged Trump to address ATF gun registry database
What each party did · Democrats 5 · Republicans 3
1 Sent letters 1 0 Hearings 1 4 Filed or pushed bills 1
Every action 8 actions · 9 releases
All types 8 Sent letters 2 Hearings 1 Filed or pushed bills 5
All D R
Oct 2, 2026
Bill
Bill
D Merkley OR
Reintroduced the Car Privacy Rights Act to protect consumers from vehicle data collection.
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Letter
Sep 30, 2026
Bill
R Hawley MO
Announced legislation to establish safeguards for AI-powered surveillance cameras.
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D Gillibrand NY
Introduced legislation to create independent federal agency protecting Americans' data from tech and AI companies.
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Sep 29, 2026
Letter
R Cloud TX
Sent letter to Trump urging action on ATF's centralized gun records database.
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Sep 28, 2026
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