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US Congress · H.R. 4298 · In committee

ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-07-07
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Officially: “ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025 Read the full text

Immigration

What it does

The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to make Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents display a badge number identifying their agency on their person. They must do this any time they question, arrest, or detain someone.
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Read it in plain language

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1Short title

This section would let the Act be called the ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025.

2Identification requirements for United States immigration officers

This section would add a new requirement to section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement display a badge number showing their affiliation with that agency on their person. They would have to display this badge number while questioning, arresting, or detaining any individual.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-07-07

In the House.

Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
4
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2025-07-07).