PLATE Act
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to visibly display license plates on all vehicles used for civil immigration enforcement activities, funded by federal money. It directly affects ICE and CBP operations by mandating that these vehicles show license plates at all times, making their presence more transparent to the public. The key provision ties federal funding for such vehicles to this transparency requirement, ensuring compliance with the rule. The bill aims to increase public awareness of enforcement vehicle locations during civil immigration activities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
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.
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jonathan L. Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Raja Krishnamoorthi
DDemocratic
Co
Seth Moulton
DDemocratic
Co
Shri Thanedar
DDemocratic
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