HR 1497
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Evidence and witnesses
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Photography and imaging
ICE Body Camera Act of 2017
Introduced: March 10, 2017
Introduced by:
Clarke, Yvette D.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
ICE Body Camera Act of 2017
This bill directs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure that all deportation officers of its Enforcement and Removal Operations wear body cameras when engaged in field operations or removal proceedings.
ICE must establish policies for:
- when officers should wear, activate, and deactivate such cameras;
- the effective placement of such cameras;
- receiving and storing accurate recordings;
- the proper management and use of such cameras; and
- the availability of recordings to the subjects of removal proceedings, victims of crime, and the general public and for internal use by law enforcement officials.
A recording shall be provided to each party to any administrative proceeding, civil action, or criminal prosecution to which it pertains.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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