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DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018

Introduced: October 2, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 2, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish pilot programs to test and evaluate the use of body-worn cameras by officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). DHS must develop draft policies for the use of such camera by CBP and ICE officers and agents and submit to Congress a plan to implement, on a permanent basis, the use of such cameras.

What's happening now October 2, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7028 Identical bill DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Nov 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3538: DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3538/
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"S. 3538: DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3538/.
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S. 3538, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3538/.
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