To enact a moratorium on certain Department of Homeland Security contracts relating to the use and implementation of surveillance and data analytics technologies pending public audits and reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 15, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would pause the Department of Homeland Security from signing new surveillance contracts or expanding existing ones until the agency completes a comprehensive audit of its surveillance technologies. The moratorium would affect DHS components including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and Citizenship and Immigration Services, and would cover technologies like facial recognition, social media monitoring, cellphone tracking, and predictive analytics used in immigration enforcement. Within 180 days of the bill's enactment, the DHS Inspector General would audit all surveillance technologies currently in use and examine their privacy impacts, data sources, and compliance with federal law. The Secretary of Homeland Security would then have to publish a detailed public report within 60 days listing all surveillance technologies, their contractors, and data policies, followed by a 90-day waiting period before the moratorium can end. After the moratorium lifts, DHS would be required to submit annual reports to Congress and the public on its surveillance technology use, though the Secretary could waive the moratorium in emergencies involving imminent violence or national security threats.
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