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119-hr-9068119th Congress

TRUST Act

Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

In Committee

Summary

Strengthened hiring and accountability standards for DHS immigration enforcement personnel. This bill would set tougher screening for new ICE and CBP officers, require clear uniforms and IDs, mandate body cameras for public interactions, and add specialized training on de-escalation and civil rights.

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  • Officers: Would raise entry rules and background checks. Applicants must be at least 20 at application and 21 at academy start, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, have work authorization, pass criminal and disciplinary checks, social media reviews, drug screening, and psychological suitability assessments.
  • People stopped by officers: Would make uniformed immigration officers show last name and a unique identifier, the agency name, and their face when feasible. DHS-issued ID must be carried and shown on request. Body-worn cameras must record public encounters and keep routine footage at least 6 months and footage tied to force or complaints at least 3 years.
  • DHS operations: Would standardize uniform care and inspections, ban mixing civilian clothes with uniform parts, restrict when uniforms may be worn, require serial numbered badges with criminal penalties for misrepresentation, and impose activation rules, privacy protections, and release timelines for recordings.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Body and Vehicle Camera Rules

This bill would require immigration officers who meet the public to wear body cameras. Vehicles with dash cameras would have to use them for enforcement responses. Normal recordings would be kept at least 6 months and footage involving use of force or a complaint would be kept at least 3 years. Recordings tied to complaints would be made public within 21 days and recordings of deaths or serious injuries within 5 days, with limited delays allowed up to 45 days for written reasons.

Stricter Hiring and Training Rules

This bill would tighten hiring and screening for immigration officers. Applicants would need to be at least 20 when they apply and 21 by the start of the next academy, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and show work authorization. Background checks would include criminal history, prior discipline, social media checks, drug screening, and psychological suitability tests. New officers would need extra training on de-escalation, identity checks, language access, medical and mental health recognition, and civil rights before doing enforcement work.

Badges, Uniforms, and Impersonation Ban

This bill would require DHS immigration officers to carry serially numbered badges and photo ID cards and to show them while on duty, with narrow undercover exceptions. Uniforms could only be worn on duty, in transit to duty, at court, or at official events, and supervisors would inspect uniforms. The bill would ban giving DHS badges or uniforms to unauthorized people and would make impersonating a DHS immigration officer a federal crime when done with intent to represent oneself as an officer.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2026

  • Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2026

  • Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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