H.R. 7449

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7449 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7449

To limit certain Federal Funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Ms. Pou 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 limit certain Federal Funding used by 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 ``Protecting License-plate Access for 
Transparency and Enforcement Act'' or the ``PLATE Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds made 
available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Customs 
and Border Protection to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise use 
privately-owned or government-owned vehicles to carry out any civil 
immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101)), shall require U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement or the Customs and Border Protection to display the license 
plate of each vehicle on the outside of each vehicle at all times in a 
manner that is visible to the public.
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