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These concerns have pushed lawmakers to consider how a facial recognition moratorium would work. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from California, has been looking into a bill that would impose a moratorium on facial recognition for at least two years, starting from January 2021.
Merkley proposed the Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act in February, which would put a moratorium on government use of facial recognition until a commission recommended appropriate safeguards for the technology.