Fulcher signs on to bill limiting federal agents’ access to Flock, other surveillance data
A Flock Automated License Plate Reader near the Lowe’s on Overland Road in Boise, as captured on Aug. 5, 2026. (Photo by Valentin Termite/Idaho Capital Sun)
Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher signed on to federal legislation to limit federal law enforcement’s access to data from automated license plate readers, like Flock cameras, and other surveillance equipment.
Fulcher announced Monday in a press release that he is co-sponsoring H.R. 9716, called the Protecting Rights in Video and Equipment Acquired Discovery Act, or Privacy Act. The legislation would, in most cases, require federal law enforcement to obtain a warrant from a federal judge before accessing surveillance data from state and local systems, including cameras that capture images of vehicle occupants, long-range microphones, electronic fingerprint detection technology, and “substantially similar technology” as determined by the U.S. attorney general, according to the press release.
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