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Official title: To enact a moratorium on certain Department of Homeland Security contracts relating to the use and implementation of surveillance and data analytics technologies pending public audits and reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 15, 2026 by Daniel Goldman · Last progress June 15, 2026
The bill significantly increases transparency, audits, and congressional oversight of DHS surveillance practices—strengthening privacy and accountability for many communities—while risking operational delays for DHS, disclosure of sensitive capabilities, and added administrative and contractor costs.
Taxpayers, the general public, state/local governments, tribes, and civil liberties advocates gain substantially more transparency because DHS must inventory, publicly list, and report on surveillance technologies, contractors, data sources, sharing, retention, and incidents.
Immigrants, border communities, and the broader public are protected from expansion of bulk or intrusive surveillance because DHS is barred from entering new covered surveillance/monitoring contracts and the bill clarifies what contracts count as covered.
Congress, oversight bodies, and taxpayers get stronger independent oversight because the bill requires DHS to complete a comprehensive inventory and independent audits, submit public reports and detailed reports to Congress, and permits IG review of redactions.
Law enforcement components of DHS, border communities, and DHS staff may face operational delays and reduced capacity because moratoria, procurement restrictions, and stricter contract definitions can slow or block acquisition and deployment of surveillance and analytics tools used for border security and public safety.
Law enforcement, DHS operations, and national security interests risk exposure because publishing details on technologies, contractors, data sources, and internal guidance could reveal sensitive capabilities or vendor relationships that adversaries might exploit.
Taxpayers and DHS operations will incur notable administrative costs because conducting comprehensive inventories, audits, redaction reviews, and repeated reporting diverts staff time and resources and may increase program costs.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Places a moratorium on DHS procurement and expansion of surveillance technologies used for immigration enforcement until audits, public disclosures, and additional DHS reporting are completed.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from entering, renewing, or expanding contracts for certain surveillance technologies used to identify, locate, track, or support immigration enforcement, while allowing case-by-case waivers for immediate threats. Requires an Inspector General audit and a public report of all covered technologies, contractors, data practices, and impacts on privacy and civil liberties, and conditions lifting the moratorium on completing the audit, publishing the report, and submitting additional DHS disclosures; also mandates annual public reporting thereafter.