Federal · House Bill · 119th Congress, 2nd Session
HR—7395
H.R. 7395 — To prohibit the obligation or expenditure by the Department of Homeland Security of funds for television advertisements promoting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes
Status ● Introduced Effective N/A Passage Likelihood L

How Is This Bill Enforced

Enforcement Authority
No enforcement mechanism specified. The bill is a federal appropriations restriction on the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Private Right of Action
No private right of action. Enforcement is exclusive to the designated authority.
Penalties
No damages or remedies specified. The bill is a spending prohibition directed at a federal agency.

What This Bill Requires

Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.

Statutory Text
Analysis & Obligations
Section 1
Short Title

This Act may be cited as the ''NO ICE ADs Act''.

This section establishes the short title of the bill as the NO ICE ADs Act. It creates no compliance obligations.

Section 2
Prohibition on Certain DHS Activities Relating to ICE
Government

1 The Secretary of Homeland Security may not obligate or expend any funds to produce, purchase, distribute, or broadcast television advertisements that are intended to— (1) promote U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) or any ICE program or office; (2) recruit personnel for ICE; or (3) enhance public perception, branding, or image of ICE.

Section 2 prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending any funds on television advertisements intended to promote ICE, recruit ICE personnel, or enhance ICE's public image or branding. This is a federal spending restriction directed solely at a government agency's advertising activities. It contains no AI-related provisions and imposes no obligations on private entities.

Compliance actions 1 item
1
The Secretary of Homeland Security must not obligate or expend funds to produce, purchase, distribute, or broadcast television advertisements that promote ICE, recruit ICE personnel, or enhance the public perception, branding, or image of ICE.
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Passage Likelihood

Low
Status Introduced
Chamber No passage
Committee No action
Majority party (No data)
Bipartisan No
Prior session None

Legislative History

2026-02-05 Introduced in House
2026-02-05 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, 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.
2026-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

Sources

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Entry Last Reviewed

2026-05-20
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