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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1497 
To require all deportation officers of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforce-
ment to wear body cameras when engaged in field operations and removal 
proceedings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2017 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of 
New Mexico, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
VEASEY, Ms. LEE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. BASS, 
Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SOTO, and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require all deportation officers of U.S. Immigrations and 
Customs Enforcement to wear body cameras when en-
gaged in field operations and removal proceedings, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ICE Body Camera Act 
of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Body cameras employed in police actions 
have led to increases in public trust and decreases 
in police violence. 
(2) Employing body cameras in police actions 
makes enforcement actions safer for law enforce-
ment officers and members of the general public 
alike while restoring trust and accountability in the 
process. 
SEC. 3. USE OF BODY CAMERAS BY CERTAIN ICE OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shall en-
sure that all deportation officers of Enforcement and Re-
moval Operations of ICE wear body cameras when such 
officers are engaged in field operations or removal pro-
ceedings. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out subsection (a), 
the Director of ICE shall, not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) establish policies and procedures for when 
deportation officers of Enforcement and Removal 
Operations of ICE should wear, activate, and deacti-
vate body cameras; 
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(2) develop standards for the effective place-
ment of such cameras; 
(3) publish and implement best practices for re-
ceiving and storing accurate recordings from such 
cameras; 
(4) establish guidelines and training for such 
officers on the proper management and use of such 
cameras; and 
(5) establish policies for the availability of such 
recordings to the subjects of removal proceedings, 
victims of crime, internal use by law enforcement of-
ficials, and the general public. 
SEC. 4. RECORDINGS TO BE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN PER-
SONS. 
A recording made by a body camera worn by a depor-
tation officer during an enforcement action shall be pro-
vided, in the case of any administrative proceeding (in-
cluding a removal proceeding), civil action, or criminal 
prosecution to which such recording pertains, to each 
party to the proceeding, action, or prosecution. 
SEC. 5. WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN FUNDS. 
Any funds necessary to purchase, store, use, or main-
tain body cameras described in this Act shall be derived 
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from funds made available to purchase new weapons for 
ICE officials. 
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