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This bill, titled the "No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2023," aims to prohibit the use of facial recognition technology, physical biometric recognition technology, and remote biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted rental dwelling units. The bill defines these terms and the types of federally assisted housing units covered, which include public housing, Section 8 rental assistance, and various other affordable housing programs. The bill requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit a report to Congress within one year of the bill's enactment, detailing the known usage of these technologies in covered federally assisted housing units, any adverse effects on tenants, the purposes of installing such technologies, demographic information about the residents, and the potential impacts on vulnerable communities, including issues of privacy, civil rights, and fair housing.