QR Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7233 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7233

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide require officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection engaged in law enforcement or immigration enforcement activities to wear a clearly visible and scannable QR code, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2026

Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide require officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection engaged in law enforcement or immigration enforcement activities to wear a clearly visible and scannable QR code, 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 ``Quick Recognition Act'' or the ``QR Act''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Identification and Verification Requirements.-- ``(1) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that each officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection who is engaged in law enforcement or immigration enforcement activities wear a scannable quick response code (commonly referred to as a `QR code') on their uniform, positioned in a manner that remains clearly visible and unobscured by other clothing or equipment, that, when scanned, links to an official publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security, which website-- ``(A) shall display-- ``(i) the full name of the officer or employee; ``(ii) the badge number of the officer or employee; ``(iii) the agency and operational unit or office of the officer or employee; ``(iv) the active status of the officer or employee, including a timestamp verification; ``(B) may display a photograph of the officer or employee; ``(C) may not display the home address, telephone number, or other personal contact information of the officer or employee; ``(D) shall include a secure mechanism through which an individual may submit a complaint regarding the conduct of the officer or employee during an enforcement activity; and ``(E) shall make available aggregated, non- personally identifiable data on the number of complaints received regarding each officer or employee with respect to whom a complaint was submitted. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit, replace, or preempt any other Federal, State, or local law, policy, or requirement that provides for additional transparency, accessibility, or accountability in law enforcement.''. <all>