H.R. 4843

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4843

To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of 
Homeland Security may be used to carry out any civil immigration 
enforcement activity under the immigration laws unless each officer 
conducting such an action is not wearing a mask or facial covering that 
hides the identity of the officer, and clearly identifies themselves 
verbally and visibly, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2025

Ms. Crockett (for herself, Ms. Dexter, and Ms. Johnson of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
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

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A BILL

To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of 
Homeland Security may be used to carry out any civil immigration 
enforcement activity under the immigration laws unless each officer 
conducting such an action is not wearing a mask or facial covering that 
hides the identity of the officer, and clearly identifies themselves 
verbally and visibly, and for other purposes.

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 ``Combating Law Enforcement Anonymity 
by Requiring Identification Disclosure Act'' or the ``CLEAR ID Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) There has been an increase in reported incidents where 
individuals are illegally impersonating immigration enforcement 
officers, including but not limited to U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement officers across the country.
(2) On June 14, 2025, a man in Chicago, Illinois, was 
arrested after impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement officer while possessing a loaded semi-automatic 
weapon without a concealed carry license.
(3) On June 8, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a man 
was arrested after zip-tying a woman and stealing money from a 
business while impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement officer.
(4) On April 10, 2025, a woman in Bay County, Florida, was 
arrested for abducting another woman while impersonating a U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while concealing 
her identity with a face mask.
(5) On January 29, 2025, a man in Sullivan's Island, South 
Carolina, was arrested for detaining a group of men while 
impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
officer.
(6) On January 26, 2025, a man in Raleigh, North Carolina, 
was arrested after sexually assaulting a woman while 
impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
officer.
(7) The impersonation of a law enforcement officer is a 
violation of Federal, State, and local laws. It erodes public 
trust in law enforcement and deters actually law enforcement 
officers from doing their jobs.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.

(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except as provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds made available 
to the Department of Homleand Security may be used to conduct a civil 
immigration enforcement action under the immigration laws (as such term 
is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101)) unless each covered immigration officer conducting such 
an action--
(1) is not wearing a mask or facial covering that hides the 
identity of the officer;
(2) if the officer uses a vehicle to conduct an official 
operation in connection with such action, uses only a vehicle 
that clearly identifies the name of the agency involved in the 
action; and
(3) clearly identifies themselves verbally and visibly by 
showing identification of the agency that the covered 
immigration officer represents or is conducting official 
business on behalf of, including visibly presenting a badge and 
wearing a uniform that represents the agency involved in the 
enforcement action.
(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if a mask or facial 
covering is medically necessary or is required to preserve the 
integrity of an ongoing undercover operation that has been approved in 
accordance with the criteria described in subsection (c).
(c) Criteria Described.--The criteria described in this subsection 
for the approval of an undercover operation are the following:
(1) The risk of personal injury to individuals, property 
damage, financial loss to persons or businesses, damage to 
reputation, and other harm.
(2) The risk of civil liability or other loss to the 
Government.
(3) The risk of invasion of privacy or interference with 
privileged or confidential relationships.
(4) The risk that individuals engaged in the undercover 
operation may become involved conduct that is unlawful under 
Federal law.
(5) The suitability of Government participation in the type 
of activity that is expected to occur during the operation.
(d) Definition.--The term ``covered immigration officer'' means--
(1) personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
(2) personnel of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
and
(3) personnel of any other Federal, State, or local agency 
authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
civil immigration enforcement actions under the immigration 
laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).
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