Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Establishes a 5-year pilot program, led by CBP’s Innovation Team and DHS S&T, to test at least five nonintrusive inspection technology enhancements (AI, machine learning, high-performance computing, quantum sensing, etc.) at land ports of entry. Requires privacy protections, cost-effectiveness prioritization, private-sector input, and two reports (one at 3 years and one 180 days after termination) analyzing detection performance, throughput, costs, officer time, and privacy/civil liberties impacts.
Progressives stress privacy, civil liberties, and algorithmic bias risks
Technocratic, limited fiscal effect and clear public‑safety framing reduce barriers, though privacy concerns and floor priorities could slow action.
Establishes a 5-year pilot program, led by CBP’s Innovation Team and DHS S&T, to test at least five nonintrusive inspection technology enhancements (AI, machine learning, high-performance computing, quantum sensing, etc.) at land ports of entry.
Requires privacy protections, cost-effectiveness prioritization, private-sector input, and two reports (one at 3 years and one 180 days after termination) analyzing detection performance, throughput, costs, officer time, and privacy/civil liberties impacts.
No new appropriations are authorized.
Narrow, administratively focused, low fiscal burden and built‑in safeguards increase enactment chances, while privacy/surveillance concerns create uncertainty.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressives stress privacy, civil liberties, and algorithmic bias risks
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Progressives stress privacy, civil liberties, and algorithmic bias risks
Sees potential public-health and safety benefits from better fentanyl and contraband detection, but is concerned about surveillance, data misuse, and algorithmic bias.
Will weigh helpful privacy provisions against risks from private-sector involvement and insufficient independent oversight.
Generally supportive of a time-limited, evidence-based pilot to improve interdiction and reduce delays, while urging careful cost, privacy, and operational evaluation.
Concerned about unfunded implementation and practical integration challenges.
Likely very supportive because the bill targets border security and fentanyl interdiction using private-sector innovation and modern technologies.
Appreciates cost-effectiveness emphasis and lack of new appropriations authorization.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow, administratively focused, low fiscal burden and built‑in safeguards increase enactment chances, while privacy/surveillance concerns create uncertainty.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress privacy, civil liberties, and algorithmic bias risks
Narrow, administratively focused, low fiscal burden and built‑in safeguards increase enactment chances, while privacy/surveillance concerns…
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