H.R. 5152

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5152 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5152

To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to 
prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 4, 2025

Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Rose, 
Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Guest, Mr. Rutherford, 
Mr. Fields, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jackson of 
Illinois, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Simon, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Dean of 
Pennsylvania, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to 
prisoners being released from Federal custody, 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 ``BOP Release Card ID Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR PRISONERS BEING RELEASED.

(a) Prisoners Being Released From Federal Custody.--Section 4042 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Identification Documents.--
``(1) Identification documents.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act 
of 2025, the Director shall issue a photo identification 
release card that meets the minimum standards under section 
202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301(b) note) to 
each prisoner who is a citizen of the United States and is 
being released from custody from a facility of the Bureau of 
Prisons.
``(2) Period of validity.--A photo identification release 
card shall be valid for not less than 18 months after the date 
on which the prisoner to whom the card is issued is released 
from custody.
``(3) Acceptance of photo identification release card for 
state ids.--
``(A) In general.--The Director shall negotiate 
with each State to establish a system under which a 
prisoner may use a photo identification release card to 
obtain identification from the State.
``(B) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act of 
2025, and every year thereafter, the Director shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives a report on the progress of the 
Director in negotiating agreements under subparagraph 
(A).
``(4) Acceptance of photo identification release card for 
federal programs and by federal agencies.--A photo 
identification release card shall be accepted as proof of the 
identity of the former prisoner to whom the card relates for 
purposes of--
``(A) the old-age, survivors, and disability 
insurance benefits program established under title II 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.);
``(B) the Medicaid program established under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.);
``(C) the Medicare program established under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
seq.);
``(D) any other program, project, or activity of 
the Department of Health and Human Services;
``(E) the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
``(F) any program, project, or activity funded by 
the temporary assistance for needy families program 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
``(G) any program, project, or activity of the 
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts;
``(H) any program, project, or activity of the 
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia;
``(I) any program, project, or activity of the 
Department of Education;
``(J) any program, project, or activity of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development;
``(K) any program, project, or activity of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and
``(L) any requirement for an individual to present 
an identification document to obtain entry into a 
Federal building.
``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
be construed to satisfy the requirement for the Bureau of 
Prisons to establish prerelease planning procedures under 
subsection (a)(6).
``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `Director' means the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons; and
``(B) the term `State' means each of the several 
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and any commonwealth or territory of the United 
States.''.
(b) Guidance for States.--
(1) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue 
guidance for States regarding the issuance of photo 
identification release cards for prisoners being released from 
custody of a correctional facility of the State.
(2) State defined.--In this subsection, the term ``State'' 
means each of the several States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth or territory of the 
United States.
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