I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5152 
To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to 
prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama (for himself, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BACON, Mr. ROSE, 
Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. GUEST, Mr. RUTH-
ERFORD, Mr. FIELDS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. SIMON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification 
documents to prisoners being released from Federal cus-
tody, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘BOP Release Card 
ID Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR PRISONERS 
BEING RELEASED. 
(a) PRISONERS BEING RELEASED FROM FEDERAL 
CUSTODY.—Section 4042 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
BOP Release Card ID Act of 2025, the Director 
shall issue a photo identification release card that 
meets the minimum standards under section 202(b) 
of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301(b) 
note) to each prisoner who is a citizen of the United 
States and is being released from custody from a fa-
cility of the Bureau of Prisons. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF VALIDITY.—A photo identifica-
tion release card shall be valid for not less than 18 
months after the date on which the prisoner to 
whom the card is issued is released from custody. 
‘‘(3) ACCEPTANCE OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION 
RELEASE CARD FOR STATE IDS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ne-
gotiate with each State to establish a system 
under which a prisoner may use a photo identi-
fication release card to obtain identification 
from the State. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the BOP Release 
Card ID Act of 2025, and every year there-
after, the Director shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives a report on the progress of the 
Director in negotiating agreements under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(4) ACCEPTANCE OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION 
RELEASE CARD FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND BY 
FEDERAL AGENCIES.—A photo identification release 
card shall be accepted as proof of the identity of the 
former prisoner to whom the card relates for pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(A) the old-age, survivors, and disability 
insurance benefits program established under 
title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.); 
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‘‘(B) the Medicaid program established 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) the Medicare program established 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); 
‘‘(D) any other program, project, or activ-
ity of the Department of Health and Human 
Services; 
‘‘(E) the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) any program, project, or activity 
funded by the temporary assistance for needy 
families program under part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
‘‘(G) any program, project, or activity of 
the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services of 
the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts; 
‘‘(H) any program, project, or activity of 
the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency for the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(I) any program, project, or activity of 
the Department of Education; 
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‘‘(J) any program, project, or activity of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; 
‘‘(K) any program, project, or activity of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
‘‘(L) any requirement for an individual to 
present an identification document to obtain 
entry into a Federal building. 
‘‘(5) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to satisfy the re-
quirement for the Bureau of Prisons to establish 
prerelease planning procedures under subsection 
(a)(6). 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Director’ means the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Prisons; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘State’ means each of the 
several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and any commonwealth or terri-
tory of the United States.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE FOR STATES.— 
(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall issue guidance for States regarding the 
issuance of photo identification release cards for 
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prisoners being released from custody of a correc-
tional facility of the State. 
(2) STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of 
the United States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth or territory of the United States. 
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