Josh Brecheen cosponsors federal ALPR prohibition
Josh BrecheenU.S. representative from Oklahoma
Josh Brecheen cosponsored the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act, H.R. 9800, which would bar federal agencies from using plate-reader systems, including Flock cameras, and bar state and local governments from spending federal funds on them.
“No Federal agency may purchase, deploy, operate, access, or contract for any automated surveillance system that identifies, tracks, or records individuals through any of the following: (1) An automated license plate recognition system, including a Flock Safety camera.”
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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Burchett's introduced bill would bar federal agencies from using ALPR systems and bar state and local governments from spending federal funds on them.
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Congress.gov's cosponsor list for H.R. 9800, the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett. It records Rep. Josh Brecheen joining on August 13, 2026, Rep. Tom Barrett on September 1, 2026, and Rep. Morgan Griffith on September 2, 2026, among other cosponsors.
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Brecheen joined the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act, H.R. 9800, introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett, as a cosponsor on August 13, 2026, according to Congress.gov.
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The bill would also bar state, local and Tribal governments from using federal funds for such systems, and it covers facial recognition and other biometric surveillance.
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The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Brecheen cosponsored a bill that would prohibit federal use of plate-reader systems and federal funding for state and local systems. It would not reach every state or local system, which fits Mixed or conditional.
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