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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4298

Introduced

ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025

Sponsor
DGrace Meng· New York
Introduced
July 7, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.July 7, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4298 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4298

To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with 
respect to identification requirements for officers and agents of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 7, 2025

Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with 
respect to identification requirements for officers and agents of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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 ``ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025''.

SECTION 2. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION 
OFFICERS.

Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require an officer 
or agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to display a 
badge number demonstrating their affiliation with such agency on their 
person while questioning, arresting, or detaining any individual.''.
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