Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 24, 2020)
Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act
This bill requires the Department of State to include information on the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology in each foreign country in its annual country reports on human rights practices.
Specifically, the State Department must include in such reports a description of each country's status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology (e.g., facial recognition or biometric data collection) to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internationally recognized human rights.
What just happenedJun 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 24, 2020
- Jun 24, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Jun 24, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House