Meanwhile, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform already held hearings to examine the use of facial recognition technology. However, Congress has not yet passed any bill regulating the technology.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Ca., told CNBC he is hopeful Congress will pass a bill this year. He also said Amazon's announcement is a "good first step," although it is still insufficient.
The congressman who serves on the committee said that while the company claims they have been asking Congress to put guardrails on the technology use, "every time we tried to get more and more data they stalled."
