Rep. Tlaib introduces TSA data ban bill

Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act on August 3, a House bill that would bar the Department of Homeland Security from using certain TSA passenger data and commercial data-broker information for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection functions. Tlaib’s office said the measure responds to a 2025 information-sharing agreement between TSA and ICE that, she said, has contributed to arrests at airports. The legislation is H.R. 10040 and was referred the same day to the House Homeland Security, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees. ### What exactly would the bill block? H.R. 10040 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the secretary of homeland security from accessing or using “specified information” to carry out certain CBP or ICE functions, according to the bill summary and text listing. That specified information includes TSA data and personally identifiable information of flight passengers obtained from private data brokers, according to legislative trackers citing the filed bill text. (tlaib.house.gov) The bill would also restrict DHS from denying, suspending or terminating enrollment in trusted traveler programs based on activity protected by the First Amendment, according to Tlaib’s office and the bill summary. Tlaib’s office named TSA PreCheck and Global Entry among the programs covered. (billtrack50.com) ### What did Tlaib say prompted the legislation? Tlaib’s office said on August 4 that TSA has been sharing passenger names, birth dates and other data with ICE, leading to what it described as a surge of arrests at airports. Her statement said a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit obtained a May 2025 information-sharing agreement between TSA and ICE. (tlaib.house.gov) In that statement, Tlaib said TSA was “complicit” in ICE operations at airports and accused the agency of “openly lying” about the arrangement. She also said immigrants should be able to fly without fear of arrest or deportation. ### How broad is the support behind the measure? The bill had 26 sponsors listed when it was introduced, according to legislative tracking pages and the government posting of the introduced text. (tlaib.house.gov) The listed backers are all Democrats and include Yassamin Ansari, André Carson, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Delia Ramirez and Nydia Velázquez. FedScoop reported on August 6 that House Democrats were targeting ICE-TSA data sharing in the new bill and said 26 lawmakers were backing the legislation. ### What is the bill’s status in Congress now? August 3 is the last action date listed on the bill’s government posting, which says Tlaib introduced H.R. 10040 in the House. (billtrack50.com) The measure was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and, in addition, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and Means for provisions within their jurisdictions. (fedscoop.com) The next formal step would be committee consideration, which would determine whether the bill receives hearings, markup or any further House action. As of August 6, the public legislative listings show no additional action beyond referral. (govinfo.gov)