# 119-hr-7363: ICE Out of Our Faces Act

119-hr-7363, ICE Out of Our Faces Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7363
- Congress: 119
- Title: ICE Out of Our Faces Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Ban on biometric surveillance by ICE and CBP.** This bill would make it unlawful for covered immigration officers to acquire, possess, access, or use biometric surveillance systems or information derived from them. - People in the U.S. would be shielded from facial recognition, voice recognition, gait recognition, and other distance-based biometric surveillance. Any biometric information held for use by these officers must be deleted within 30 days of enactment. - Officers, contractors, and individuals authorized under 287(g) who perform immigration enforcement would be barred from using these technologies and could face retraining, suspension, termination, or other penalties. - Information obtained in violation would generally be inadmissible in federal criminal, civil, administrative, or other proceedings. Aggrieved individuals and state attorneys general could sue the federal government for actual and punitive damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on biometric surveillance by ICE: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make it unlawful for ICE, CBP, and related immigration officers to acquire, possess, access, or use biometric surveillance systems in the United States. It would also ban use of biometric information that comes from systems run by other entities. The bill would define fac…
- Suing federal government for biometric misuse: benefit, medium. If enacted, an individual harmed by a covered immigration officer's use of biometric surveillance would be able to sue the federal government in any court of competent jurisdiction. Courts could award actual and punitive damages, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, injunctions, and other appropri…
- Discipline for covered immigration officers: cost, low. If enacted, covered immigration officers who violate the biometric-surveillance ban would be subject to retraining, suspension, termination, or other penalties. Any discipline would be determined by an appropriate tribunal and must follow applicable due process requirements.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7363)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [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-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7363 (as of 2026-09-21).