S3779-119

In Committee

ICE Out of Our Faces Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term biometric surveillance system means computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in real time and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3. It relies on procurement rules, definition changes, appropriations, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Trade and Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term biometric surveillance system means computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in real time...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term biometric surveillance system means computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in real time and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a procurement, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term biometric surveillance system means computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in real time and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3.

Policy Domains

Trade Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 4, 2026

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Alsobrooks, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"biometric surveillance system" §id8acbbfaa6c834c38a6ce91639208925a

computer software that performs facial recognition or other biometric recognition in real time or on a recording or photograph. The term covered immigration officer means any individual who is— authorized to perform immigration enforcement functions

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