BOP Release Card ID Act of 2025
Sponsor

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Cosponsors (21)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-09-04
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)Original· 2025-09-04
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-09-04
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-09-04
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-09-04
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)Original· 2025-09-04
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2)Original· 2025-09-04
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)Original· 2025-09-04
- John W. Rose (R-TN-6)Original· 2025-09-04
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)Original· 2025-09-04
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)Original· 2025-09-04
- Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-09-04
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)Original· 2025-09-04
- Mark Harris (R-NC-8)Original· 2025-09-04
- Michael Guest (R-MS-3)Original· 2025-09-04
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)Original· 2025-09-04
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-15
- Derek Tran (D-CA-45)· 2025-12-18
- Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2026-02-23
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-09-04
Plain-English Summary
This bill would require the federal Bureau of Prisons to issue identification cards to inmates being released from prison, making it easier for them to prove their identity when applying for jobs, housing, or government benefits after their release. The ID cards would help formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into society by removing barriers they face when they can't easily document who they are. This affects both people leaving federal prisons and employers and landlords who need reliable ways to verify applicants' identities.
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