S2212-119

In Committee

VISIBLE Act

119th Congress Introduced Jul 8, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement Act of 2025 or the VISIBLE Act, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Compliance and reporting. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and product standards. The main policy areas are Environment and Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement Act of 2025 or the VISIBLE Act.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Compliance and reporting.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req provision: 5. Role of the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security shall— receive...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement Act of 2025 or the VISIBLE Act, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Compliance and reporting.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a product standard provision: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement Act of 2025 or the VISIBLE Act, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Compliance and reporting.

Policy Domains

Environment Immigration

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 8, 2025

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van …

Jul 8, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. …

Jul 8, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Immigration
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered immigration officer" §id269ca9de644c4e92b74918eec89b1728

any individual who is—(i)authorized to perform immigration enforcement functions

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