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Did Tom Barrett cosponsor a bill to bar federal money for Flock cameras?

Matches stated record claim. He joined Rep. Tim Burchett's Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act as a cosponsor in September 2026; it would bar federal funds for such cameras and is still in committee.

Tom Barrett

Privacy: the Flock camera bill

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In the October 6 debate, asked about Flock license plate cameras, Barrett said he cosponsored a bill to bar federal funds from being spent on them.

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Congress.gov lists him as a cosponsor of the Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act (H.R. 9800), introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett on July 21, 2026; he joined on September 1. It would bar federal agencies from buying or using automated surveillance systems, naming Flock cameras, and bar state and local governments from using federal money for them. It sits in the House Oversight Committee.

Limit: It is a bill in committee, not law, and has not had a vote.

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  1. WKAR MI-07 debate, October 6: Barrett on the Flock camera bill, 14:29https://www.pbs.org/video/decision-2026-michigans-7th-congressional-district-debate-paftzd/

    WKAR Public Media · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    14:29-14:36 in WKAR's PBS video. From WKAR's own English caption file for its PBS video. It is the only English transcript read, so the card describes and does not quote.

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    Decision 2026: Michigan's 7th Congressional District Debate

    WKAR Public Media · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    WKAR's video of the October 6 debate, made with WILX News 10 and FOX 47. Its English caption file is the transcript used for every statement and time from this debate. Only one English transcript was read, so statements are described, not quoted.

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  2. H.R. 9800, Protection Against Mass Surveillance Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9800

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Tim Burchett, introduced July 21, 2026; referred to Oversight and Government Reform, its latest action. Barrett joined as a cosponsor September 1, 2026. The text names Flock Safety cameras and bars state and local use of federal funds for such systems.

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