Mark Harris cosponsors Flock-Off federal funding limit
Mark HarrisU.S. representative from North Carolina
Mark Harris cosponsored the Flock-Off Act, H.R. 10221, which would bar federal funds for covered camera systems, including plate readers, subject to exceptions.
“no Federal funds may be obligated or expended, directly or indirectly, by the head of any Government agency or by any recipient or subrecipient of Federal funds (including any State, local, or Tribal government)”
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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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Introduced bill names its original sponsors and prohibits federal funds for covered camera systems, with stated exceptions.
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Congress.gov's cosponsor list for H.R. 10221, the Flock-Off Act sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie. It records Rep. Mark Harris joining on September 3, 2026, and Rep. Pat Harrigan on September 14, 2026, after the bill's original cosponsors.
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Harris joined the Flock-Off Act, H.R. 10221, introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie, as a cosponsor on September 3, 2026, according to Congress.gov.
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The introduced text contains border and toll exceptions and does not prohibit plate-reader systems paid for with other money.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Harris cosponsored a bill that would cut off federal money for covered camera systems, with border and toll exceptions. A funding bar rather than a ban on every use fits Mixed or conditional.
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