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H.R. 1608: ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act

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H.R. 1608: ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-17 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act

Plain summary

ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act This bill directs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that ICE and CBP agents and officers wear body cameras when engaged in official operations. ICE and CBP must establish: (1) policies for the use of such cameras, and (2) procedures for carrying out adverse actions for noncompliance with such policies. Such cameras must be on for an agent's or officer's entire shift. Footage collected by such a body camera shall be made available to each party to any administrative proceeding, civil action, or criminal prosecution to which it pertains. If such footage is not made available, such a party may notify ICE or CBP in writing for purposes of instigating an adverse action for noncompliance. DHS shall commence a rulemaking regarding the use of body cameras and the provision of footage that is consistent with the "Civil Rights Principles for Body Worn Cameras" of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, May 2015. An ICE or CBP agent or officer whose body camera does not record footage in violation of this bill shall be subject to furlough, reduction in pay or grade, or a suspension of up to 30 days. If a body camera does not record at a time when the camera is required to be active, DHS may not determine that the camera suffered a malfunction unless the agent or officer submits evidence sufficient to establish that a malfunction occurred.

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Official text

ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Juan Vargas (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1608 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115