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HR7363119th Congress
ICE Out of Our Faces Act
Sponsored By: Representative Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
In Committee
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
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Ban on biometric surveillance by ICE
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 facial recognition, other biometric recognition, and voice recognition for the ban. If enacted, agencies and covered officers would have to delete all biometric-derived information they hold within 30 days after the law takes effect. The section would not override federal, state, or local laws unless those laws actually conflict with this ban.
Suing federal government for biometric misuse
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 appropriate relief when a plaintiff prevails. The bill would also bar the federal government from using biometric information obtained in violation of the ban as evidence in most criminal, civil, administrative, or other proceedings, except in cases alleging a violation of this section.
Discipline for covered immigration officers
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.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/29/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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