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PLATE Act

Sponsored by Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)Introduced February 9, 2026Read full text ↗

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7449 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7449

To limit certain Federal Funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Ms. Pou 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 limit certain Federal Funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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 ``Protecting License-plate Access for Transparency and Enforcement Act'' or the ``PLATE Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Customs and Border Protection to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise use privately-owned or government-owned vehicles to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)), shall require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Customs and Border Protection to display the license plate of each vehicle on the outside of each vehicle at all times in a manner that is visible to the public. <all>

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