S. 5544 · 119th Congress · pending
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest official action 2026-09-24 · Referred
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Senate · MA · Democratic
$18,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$20,000
Edward J. Markey · Sponsor · $7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$20,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$20,000
IN OUR HANDS$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
OCEANS PAC$20,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$20,000
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$20,000
PINEAPPLE PAC$20,000
PURPOSE PAC$20,000
REV UP PAC$20,000
TURQUOISE PAC$20,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$20,000
ALSOPAC$17,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
DEFEND THE DREAM$17,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$15,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$15,000
GIDDY UP PAC$15,000
HAWAII PAC$15,000
HOOPS PAC$15,000
M-PAC$15,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$15,000
PERIMETER PAC$15,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$15,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$13,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$12,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$12,500
LOBO PAC$12,500
NUTMEG PAC$12,500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC$12,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.