A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

# Summary US lawmakers from both parties plan to introduce an amendment that would prohibit federal highway funding recipients from using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) except for tolling purposes, effectively ending state and local police ALPR programs nationwide. The amendment, sponsored by Republican Scott Perry and Democrat Jesús García, targets Title 23 funding which covers roughly a quarter of US public roads, forcing virtually all states and municipalities to either remove ALPR cameras or limit their use to tolling only. The move reflects growing bipartisan concern over ALPR technology's use as a warrantless tracking system, though law enforcement argues the cameras are essential crime-fighting tools.