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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4843 
To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of 
Homeland Security may be used to carry out any civil immigration 
enforcement activity under the immigration laws unless each officer con-
ducting such an action is not wearing a mask or facial covering that 
hides the identity of the officer, and clearly identifies themselves verbally 
and visibly, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Ms. CROCKETT (for herself, Ms. DEXTER, and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that no Federal funds made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security may be used to carry 
out any civil immigration enforcement activity under the 
immigration laws unless each officer conducting such 
an action is not wearing a mask or facial covering that 
hides the identity of the officer, and clearly identifies 
themselves verbally and visibly, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Law En-
forcement Anonymity by Requiring Identification Disclo-
sure Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAR ID Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) There has been an increase in reported inci-
dents where individuals are illegally impersonating 
immigration enforcement officers, including but not 
limited to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment officers across the country. 
(2) On June 14, 2025, a man in Chicago, Illi-
nois, was arrested after impersonating a U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement officer while pos-
sessing a loaded semi-automatic weapon without a 
concealed carry license. 
(3) On June 8, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, a man was arrested after zip-tying a woman 
and stealing money from a business while imper-
sonating a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment officer. 
(4) On April 10, 2025, a woman in Bay Coun-
ty, Florida, was arrested for abducting another 
woman while impersonating a U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement officer while concealing her 
identity with a face mask. 
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(5) On January 29, 2025, a man in Sullivan’s 
Island, South Carolina, was arrested for detaining a 
group of men while impersonating a U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement officer. 
(6) On January 26, 2025, a man in Raleigh, 
North Carolina, was arrested after sexually assault-
ing a woman while impersonating a U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement officer. 
(7) The impersonation of a law enforcement of-
ficer is a violation of Federal, State, and local laws. 
It erodes public trust in law enforcement and deters 
actually law enforcement officers from doing their 
jobs. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and except as provided in subsection (b), no 
Federal funds made available to the Department of 
Homleand Security may be used to conduct a civil immi-
gration enforcement action under the immigration laws 
(as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) unless each covered 
immigration officer conducting such an action— 
(1) is not wearing a mask or facial covering 
that hides the identity of the officer; 
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(2) if the officer uses a vehicle to conduct an 
official operation in connection with such action, 
uses only a vehicle that clearly identifies the name 
of the agency involved in the action; and 
(3) clearly identifies themselves verbally and 
visibly by showing identification of the agency that 
the covered immigration officer represents or is con-
ducting official business on behalf of, including visi-
bly presenting a badge and wearing a uniform that 
represents the agency involved in the enforcement 
action. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 
a mask or facial covering is medically necessary or is re-
quired to preserve the integrity of an ongoing undercover 
operation that has been approved in accordance with the 
criteria described in subsection (c). 
(c) CRITERIA DESCRIBED.—The criteria described in 
this subsection for the approval of an undercover operation 
are the following: 
(1) The risk of personal injury to individuals, 
property damage, financial loss to persons or busi-
nesses, damage to reputation, and other harm. 
(2) The risk of civil liability or other loss to the 
Government. 
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(3) The risk of invasion of privacy or inter-
ference with privileged or confidential relationships. 
(4) The risk that individuals engaged in the un-
dercover operation may become involved conduct 
that is unlawful under Federal law. 
(5) The suitability of Government participation 
in the type of activity that is expected to occur dur-
ing the operation. 
(d) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘covered immigration 
officer’’ means— 
(1) personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection; 
(2) personnel of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; and 
(3) personnel of any other Federal, State, or 
local agency authorized by the Secretary of Home-
land Security to conduct civil immigration enforce-
ment actions under the immigration laws (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)). 
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