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AOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce Bill To Ban Feds From Using Flock Cameras

Sanders introduced the Ban Flock Act with Ocasio-Cortez and argued that the cameras threaten privacy.

AOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce Bill To Ban Feds From Using Flock Cameras
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This article1 analysis · Oct 2, 2026
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders introduced the Ban Flock Act, which would bar federal use of automated license plate readers and restrict some federal funding to local governments that use them. The bill also would allow lawsuits over rights violations involving the technology.

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I · VT · SEN

Co-introducer of the Ban Flock Act

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Co-introducer of the Ban Flock Act

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Tim Burchett
R · TN-2

Sponsor of the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act

Thomas Massie
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Sponsor of the Flock-Off Act and co-introducer of the Surveillance Accountability Act

Co-introducer of the Surveillance Accountability Act

Josh Hawley
R · MO · SEN

Sponsor of the Stop Flock Abuse Act and investigator of Flock’s data practices

Jeff Merkley
D · OR · SEN

Co-introducer of the Ban Flock Act

Said she planned to introduce a bill banning the cameras

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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Merkley Introduce License Plate Reader Bill

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act, which would restrict federal use of automated license-plate readers and related federal funding. Left-leaning outlets foreground privacy and surveillance risks; center outlets largely explain the bill’s scope, with some including the company’s response or law-enforcement perspectives; right-leaning outlets describe the restrictions alongside other lawmakers’ proposals.

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