# 119-hr-4298: ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025

119-hr-4298, ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4298
- Congress: 119
- Title: ICE Badge Visibility Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Visible badge numbers for ICE agents to boost accountability.** This bill would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents to display a badge number on their person while questioning, arresting, or detaining any individual. - Families and individuals: When questioned, arrested, or detained, people would see an officer's ICE badge number, making it easier to identify who interacted with them. - ICE officers and agents: The Secretary of Homeland Security would have to require that those officers visibly wear a badge number during questioning, arrest, or detention. - Transparency and oversight: The change aims to increase public transparency and accountability by ensuring an officer's agency affiliation is verifiable during enforcement actions.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Visible badge numbers for ICE agents: benefit, low. If enacted, ICE officers and agents would need to wear a visible badge number when they question, arrest, or detain someone. The badge would show their ICE affiliation. The Secretary of Homeland Security would be required to set this rule. The bill does not set a start date, penalties, or funding.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…

## Sources
- [119-hr-4298 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4298)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4298 (as of 2026-04-21).