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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3498
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit
immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security
from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2019
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. OMAR,
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. PANETTA, Mr.
ESPAILLAT, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms.
BARRAGA´N, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of
New York, Mr. SOTO, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms.
OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the
Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing
or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Deceptive
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Immigration Enforcement Practices Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON IMMIGRATION OFFICER UNIFORMS.
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Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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(8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(i) Immigration officers or agents of the Depart-
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ment of Homeland Security, including officers and agents
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of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection, shall not wear any cloth-
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ing, accessories, or other items on their person bearing
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the word ‘police’ while performing duties under the immi-
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gration laws.’’.
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