NO ICE ADs Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The NO ICE ADs Act bars the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending any federal funds to produce, purchase, distribute, or broadcast television advertisements intended to promote U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, promote any ICE program or office, recruit ICE personnel, or enhance ICE's public perception, branding, or image. The bill does not otherwise change ICE enforcement authorities; it targets paid television advertising expenditures.
Who Benefits and How
Immigration-rights advocates and federal-spending watchdogs benefit from a direct spending restriction on ICE promotional and recruiting television ads. Federal taxpayers benefit if DHS avoids those ad purchases. Competing DHS priorities could retain funds that otherwise would have been used for ICE television advertising.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS and ICE may not use appropriated funds for covered TV ad production, purchasing, distribution, or broadcasting. Television broadcasters, advertising agencies, and production vendors lose potential ICE ad revenue. ICE recruiting and public-affairs offices lose one paid media channel for recruitment and branding.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits DHS from obligating or spending funds on television advertisements that promote ICE or any ICE program or office.
- Bars federal spending on TV ads intended to recruit ICE personnel.
- Bars federal spending on TV ads intended to improve ICE public perception, branding, or image.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits DHS from spending federal funds on television advertisements that promote, recruit for, brand, or improve public perception of ICE.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government, Media
Primary Purpose
Prohibits DHS from spending federal funds on television advertisements that promote, recruit for, brand, or improve public perception of ICE.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Immigration rights advocates
- Federal taxpayers
- Spending watchdogs
Identified Costs
- DHS
- ICE
- Television broadcasters
- Advertising agencies
- ICE recruiting offices
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Mr. Bell (for himself, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ice"
- → U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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