119-hr4004

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4004 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4004

To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting 
 immigration enforcement operations from wearing facial coverings, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 12, 2025

Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting 
 immigration enforcement operations from wearing facial coverings, 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 ``No Anonymity in Immigration 
Enforcement Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND 
 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS.

 Except as provided in 

section 3, an agent conducting an enforcement 
operation in the United States--

    (1) may not wear a facial covering; and

    (2) shall wear a garment clearly identifying the name of 
 the agent and their affiliation with U.S. Immigration and 
 Customs Enforcement.

SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS.

    (a) Exemption.--

Section 2 shall not apply to an agent who is 
responding to an imminent threat to life or serious bodily harm or is 
required to wear protective gear for safety or medical purposes.

    (b) Review.--Not later than 48 hours after an agent uses an 
exemption under subsection

    (a) , the agent's supervisor shall document 
and review the use of such exemption to determine whether it was 
appropriate, and if the supervisor determines that such use was 
inappropriate, initiate disciplinary review in accordance with the 
procedures under 

section 4

    (a) .

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Procedures.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 
procedures to ensure compliance with this Act, which shall include the 
following:

    (1) Procedures to ensure that any agent who violates this 
 Act shall be subject to disciplinary review and possible 
 sanctions.

    (2) Procedures for the acceptance and review of complaints 
 alleging violations of this Act by the Office for Civil Rights 
 and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security.

    (b) Report.--On an annual basis, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on--

    (1) any disciplinary actions imposed under subsection

    (a)

    (1) during the previous year; and

    (2) any complaints received under subsection

    (a)

    (2) during 
 the previous year, including a description of the review of 
 each such complaint, and any action taken as a result of such a 
 complaint.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the terms in 
 this Act have the meanings given such terms in 

section 101 of 
 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).

    (2) Agent.--The term ``agent'' means any employee, officer, 
 or contractor acting under the authority of U.S. Immigration 
 and Customs Enforcement.

    (3) Enforcement operation.--The term ``enforcement 
 operation'' means any enforcement activity under the 
 immigration laws, including an arrest, a detention, a 
 questioning, a raid, or an investigation (whether on public or 
 private property) carried out by an agent.

    (4) Facial covering.--The term ``facial covering'' means 
 any mask, garment, helmet, or other item that conceals or 
 obscures the facial identity of an individual, including a 
 balaclava, a tactical mask, or any face-shielding item.

    (5) United states.--The term ``United States'' means each 
 of the several States of the United States, the District of 
 Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States.

SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

 If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of 
the Act, and the application of the remaining provisions, shall not be 
affected.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 This Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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