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For starters, Amazon's call to pass legislation during its one-year moratorium presents an unrealistic timeline for lawmakers, especially during an election year, members of Congress have said. Given that lawmakers have proposed several laws on facial recognition in the last year without any progress, it's unlikely any meaningful legislation will pass by June 2021.
"One year, in my opinion, would be lightning fast. Getting people to just acknowledge it was a problem was a big deal," said Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from California. "To get a solution within a year would be extremely tough."