Don’t Spy On Me Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the Don’t Spy On Me Act of 2026.

(a) Prohibition. The head of a Government agency may not establish or maintain a vehicle fingerprinting database.

(b) Civil action. In the case that the head of a Government agency violates the prohibition under subsection (a), any individual or entity whose information is the subject of such violation may bring a civil action in any district court of the United States against such Government agency with respect to such violation for—

(1) actual damages for an injury resulting from the violation;

(2) $25,000 if the court finds that the Government agency targeted the individual or entity in committing such violation;

(3) injunctive relief with respect to such violation; and

(4) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs with respect to such violation.

(c) Definitions. In this section:

(1) Government agency. The term Government agency has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1433).

(2) Vehicle fingerprinting database. The term vehicle fingerprinting database means a database in which the name of an individual or entity or the license plate of a vehicle is linked to any other identifiable information obtained from an automated license plate reader, including—

(A) any characteristic of the vehicle, such as the presence of a bumper sticker or roof rack on the vehicle, damage to the vehicle, or the make, model, or color of the vehicle; or

(B) geolocation data, including any location visited and the frequency of any such visit.