H.R. 7233

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7233 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7233

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide require 
officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection engaged in law enforcement or 
immigration enforcement activities to wear a clearly visible and 
scannable QR code, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2026

Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Thanedar) 
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 amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide require 
officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection engaged in law enforcement or 
immigration enforcement activities to wear a clearly visible and 
scannable QR code, 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 ``Quick Recognition Act'' or the ``QR 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMMIGRATION 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Identification and Verification Requirements.--
``(1) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
require that each officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who 
is engaged in law enforcement or immigration enforcement 
activities wear a scannable quick response code (commonly 
referred to as a `QR code') on their uniform, positioned in a 
manner that remains clearly visible and unobscured by other 
clothing or equipment, that, when scanned, links to an official 
publicly available website of the Department of Homeland 
Security, which website--
``(A) shall display--
``(i) the full name of the officer or 
employee;
``(ii) the badge number of the officer or 
employee;
``(iii) the agency and operational unit or 
office of the officer or employee;
``(iv) the active status of the officer or 
employee, including a timestamp verification;
``(B) may display a photograph of the officer or 
employee;
``(C) may not display the home address, telephone 
number, or other personal contact information of the 
officer or employee;
``(D) shall include a secure mechanism through 
which an individual may submit a complaint regarding 
the conduct of the officer or employee during an 
enforcement activity; and
``(E) shall make available aggregated, non-
personally identifiable data on the number of 
complaints received regarding each officer or employee 
with respect to whom a complaint was submitted.
``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to limit, replace, or preempt any other 
Federal, State, or local law, policy, or requirement that 
provides for additional transparency, accessibility, or 
accountability in law enforcement.''.
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