# 119-hr-7161: No Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement Act

119-hr-7161, No Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7161
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans private bounty-hunter tactics for civil immigration enforcement.** This bill would bar the Department of Homeland Security, its contractors, and subcontractors from using skip tracing, surveillance, or location verification to find people for civil immigration detainers. - People facing civil immigration detainers would face fewer private surveillance and location searches by contractors. - The Department of Homeland Security and any contractors or subcontractors would have to end or forbid contracts that authorize skip tracing, surveillance, or location checks. - Federal funds could not pay private entities on a per-person or bonus basis to locate individuals, with a narrow exception for supervised, non-surveillance data analytics using publicly available data; the DHS Inspector General must audit DHS contracts within 30 days.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban private tracking in immigration enforcement: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to end any DHS contract or memorandum of understanding in effect on the date of enactment that lets private parties do skip tracing, surveillance, or location verification for civil immigration enforcement. If enacted, the bill w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7161 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7161)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7161 (as of 2026-04-21).