Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +11
- Latest action
- Jul 24, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
The bill would require immigration enforcement staff from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and immigration detention facilities to wear body cameras during official operations, with cameras to remain on for the duration of their shifts. It mandates the development of policies for camera use, including training and guidelines for artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology, while acknowledging their limitations. Footage must be made available to parties in administrative, civil, or criminal proceedings, and staff who fail to record due to non-compliance may face adverse actions such as furlough, pay reduction, or…
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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]Lead sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
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