# 119-hr-4651: Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act

119-hr-4651, Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4651
- Congress: 119
- Title: Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**This bill would require mandatory body cameras for all immigration enforcement staff.** It pairs an "Always-On" camera rule with DHS rulemaking on footage access, artificial intelligence use, discipline for nonrecording, and annual privacy checks. - People in immigration proceedings and detainees would have footage made available to parties in administrative, civil, and criminal cases as governed by DHS rules. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and detention staff who interact with detainees would have to wear cameras for entire shifts and could face furloughs, pay or grade reductions, or suspensions up to 30 days for failures to record. - DHS must create policies and training for camera use and for any AI or facial recognition applied to footage, including recognition of those technologies' limitations. - The DHS Inspector General must perform an annual privacy impact assessment, and the provision must be carried out using existing DHS funds with no new funding allowed.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Penalties for missing camera footage: cost, medium. If enacted, covered ICE and CBP staff whose body cameras do not record because they violated the always-on rule could face furlough, a pay or grade reduction, or up to 30 days suspension. The Director of ICE or the Commissioner of CBP would determine those actions. The Secretary of Homeland Securit…
- Footage access and privacy rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Homeland Security would begin rulemaking within 60 days on camera use and how footage must be provided. The rule would require footage to be made available to each party in administrative, civil, or criminal cases that involve the footage. A party could notify ICE or CB…
- Mandatory cameras for immigration staff: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define which CBP, ICE, and detention staff must wear body cameras. It would require those cameras be turned on at the start of each shift and stay on for the whole shift during official operations. It would require ICE and CBP to set training, use rules, and limits on usi…

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4651 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4651)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4651 (as of 2026-10-03).