To establish a pilot program for use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at land ports of entry along the Arizona border to assess the use of artificial intelligence through an anomaly detection algorithm, and for other purposes.
Key claim: HR9566 would establish a pilot program for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess artificial intelligence anomaly detection algorithms at land ports of entry along the Arizona border.
Abstract
(HR9566 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-30): Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Why this matters
The bill marks another step in embedding AI decision-support into frontline federal enforcement, following a pattern (e.g., VISA Act analytics vetting, VA benefits automation) of Congress authorizing operational AI pilots inside specific agencies rather than through horizontal governance frameworks. How anomaly-detection outputs are evaluated, audited, and reconciled with traveler rights at ports of entry will shape precedent for AI use in border and customs contexts.