Restrict federal funding for surveillance cameras

Eric Burlison joined Thomas Massie in introducing legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to purchase, install, maintain, operate, or upgrade automated license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras. The proposal applies to federal funding for those devices.

Context: The legislation was introduced jointly; the supplied text does not give its bill number or status beyond introduction.

In their own words

would prohibit the use of federal funds to purchase, install, maintain, operate, or upgrade automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and biometric surveillance cameras.

The source

Eric Burlison: official policy priorities

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026