H.R. 7172

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7172 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7172

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit eligibility of certain 
aviation privacy programs for immigration aircraft operations, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2026

Ms. Crockett (for herself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit eligibility of certain 
aviation privacy programs for immigration aircraft operations, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency Requirements for 
Aircraft Carriers to Know Immigration Conduct and Enforcement Act'' or 
the ``TRACK ICE Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FAA PRIVACY PROGRAMS FOR IMMIGRATION AIRCRAFT 
OPERATORS.

Section 44114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Applicability to Certain Aircraft Operations.--A private 
aircraft owner or operator shall not be eligible for withholding of 
information under subsections (a) and (b) for any aircraft operation 
that is--
``(1) operated by, under contract or subcontract with, or 
on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or 
Customs and Border Protection;
``(2) used for the purpose of detention, deportation, or 
the transport of individuals in the custody of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security in connection with the enforcement of the 
immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)); and
``(3) receives Federal funding or any other financial 
assistance for operation described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2).''.

SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY OF FLIGHT DATA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 72 hours after each aircraft 
operation carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, including 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border 
Protection, or the Coast Guard for the purpose of detention, 
deportation, or the transport of individuals in the custody of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security in connection with the enforcement of 
the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall publish flight data for such aircraft operation 
in a manner that is accessible to the public.
(b) Flight Data Defined.--In this section, the term ``flight data'' 
includes--
(1) the date and time of departure at origin airport;
(2) the date and time of arrival at arrival airport;
(3) the departure airport's International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO) code and the ICE Air mission designation;
(4) the arrival airport's ICAO code and the ICE Air mission 
designation;
(5) the aircraft registration number;
(6) the ICAO aircraft identification code;
(7) the number of individuals detained by U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement or other immigration enforcement agency 
who boarded and deplaned at each departure and arrival 
location; and
(8) demographic data for each detainee transported on each 
individual departure and arrival flight leg (identified by ICAO 
airport codes), including--
(A) nationality;
(B) sex;
(C) age category (grouped as 0-10; 11-17; 18-50; 
51+);
(D) family composition category (specifying, at a 
minimum, single adult, unaccompanied child, or family 
unit); and
(E) the type and quantity of any restraints used 
for the duration of the flights on each detained 
individual, such as handcuffs, shackles on arms and 
legs, or full-body restraint device.
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