119-hr3172

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3172 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3172

 To amend 

section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with 
 respect to certain uniform requirements for United States immigration 
 officers.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 1, 2025

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Omar, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
 Fields, Ms. Jacobs, and Mr. McGovern) 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 certain uniform requirements for United States immigration 
 officers.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNIFORM 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:
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    (h)

    (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require covered 
immigration officers to identify themselves as such officers by 
displaying bold and visible identification during a time of action.
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    (2) For the purposes of this subsection--
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        (A) the term `bold and visible identification' 
 means--
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            (i) identification of the agency that the 
 covered immigration officer represents no 
 smaller than 12 inches by 6 inches on the front 
 or back of the uniform of such officer; and
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            (ii) the identification described under 
 clause
            (i) is not covered by external pieces of 
 a uniform, including external armor or 
 accessories;
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        (B) the term `covered immigration officer' 
 means--
 ``
            (i) personnel of the U.S. Customs and 
 Border Protection;
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            (ii) personnel of the U.S. Immigration 
 and Customs Enforcement; and
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            (iii) any other official deputized by the 
 Secretary of Homeland Security to engage in 
 immigration enforcement actions.
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            (C) the term `time of action' includes any 
 immigration enforcement action such as a patrol, raid, 
 pickup, or serving a warrant.''.
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