A “human tracking” bill passed the House on Thursday. The legislation, called H.R. 4919, would allow the government to track American citizens who are deemed to be at-risk due to various mental of physical disabilities.
H.R. 4919, which passed 346 to 66 in the lower chamber, also known as Kevin and Avonte’s Law, mandates the U.S. attorney general award grants to law enforcement officials so that those agencies can create, establish and operate “locative tracking technology programs.”
The programs mission would to find “individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, or children with developmental disabilities, such as autism, who have wandered from safe environments.”
Additionally, the bill would also require the attorney general to consult with the secretary of health and human services and other health organizations to come up with best practices for the tracking devices.
While advocates of the legislation — like Texas Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith — point to tragedies that could be averted by law enforcement using such technology to find those with mental disabilities who wander into dangerous circumstances, others, like Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, say the good intentions of the bill could be broadly interpreted.
“While this initiative may have noble intentions, ‘small and temporary’ programs in the name of safety and security often evolve into permanent and enlarged bureaucracies that infringe on the American people’s freedoms.”
Many are concerned that this legislation isn’t limited enough in scope, and that it could open a “pandora’s box” if gone unchecked. Only time will tell, as it seems this bill is well on its way to becoming law.
Source: Daily Caller
Sounds f**e as hell to me but if so it’s invasion of privacy to us which is a big suit
If this is true. I denounce each one of our representatives and call on the Senate to deny and Trump to veto.
The human tracking effort will be made to look like it’s protecting the mentally ill. However bureaucracy will grow one group of people will be added to the people to be tracked until everyone is on it by saying that you can’t buy or sell without it. Sounds like New World Order tactics to me.
Does anyone remember how the Patriot act has ballooned into this monstrosity of government that we know today?
stop anything this devil Obama try to pass..nothing good can come from his evil on our country.
F**E NEWS!
Won’t do it sorry
They and theirs are first!!!!!
I tell you what….. Let’s ask family members who have lost their loved ones after they wandered off into the woods about this legislation and go with what they say…. This is a BullSh*t article. There are MUCH bigger issues than making sure dementia patients can be found before they die.