United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2438 (117th)
Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021
Introduced
8 April 2021
Last action
19 October 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Subjects
Digitalisation
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021 This bill establishes a federal framework to govern the use of computational forensic software. The term computational forensic software means software that relies on an automated computational process to assess evidence in a criminal investigation (e.g., facial recognition technology). The framework contains various elements, including the following: requirements for the establishment of testing standards and a testing program for computational forensic software, requirements for the use of computational forensic software by federal law enforcement agencies and related entities (e.g., crime labs), a ban on the use of trade secret evidentiary privilege to prevent federal criminal defendants from accessing evidence collected using computational forensic software or information about the software (e.g., source code), and limits on the admissibility of evidence collected using computational forensic software.
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Timeline
8 April 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Source: Committee
8 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 October 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 April 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2024
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2438
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2438
- us · 117-hr-2438 · source updated 3 January 2025