[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5152 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5152
To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to
prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Rose,
Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Guest, Mr. Rutherford,
Mr. Fields, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Simon, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Dean of
Pennsylvania, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require the Bureau of Prisons to issue identification documents to
prisoners being released from Federal custody, and for other purposes.
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 ``BOP Release Card ID Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR PRISONERS BEING RELEASED.
(a) Prisoners Being Released From Federal Custody.--Section 4042 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Identification Documents.--
``(1) Identification documents.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act
of 2025, the Director shall issue a photo identification
release card that meets the minimum standards under section
202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301(b) note) to
each prisoner who is a citizen of the United States and is
being released from custody from a facility of the Bureau of
Prisons.
``(2) Period of validity.--A photo identification release
card shall be valid for not less than 18 months after the date
on which the prisoner to whom the card is issued is released
from custody.
``(3) Acceptance of photo identification release card for
state ids.--
``(A) In general.--The Director shall negotiate
with each State to establish a system under which a
prisoner may use a photo identification release card to
obtain identification from the State.
``(B) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the BOP Release Card ID Act of
2025, and every year thereafter, the Director shall
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on the progress of the
Director in negotiating agreements under subparagraph
(A).
``(4) Acceptance of photo identification release card for
federal programs and by federal agencies.--A photo
identification release card shall be accepted as proof of the
identity of the former prisoner to whom the card relates for
purposes of--
``(A) the old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance benefits program established under title II
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.);
``(B) the Medicaid program established under title
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.);
``(C) the Medicare program established under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et
seq.);
``(D) any other program, project, or activity of
the Department of Health and Human Services;
``(E) the supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
``(F) any program, project, or activity funded by
the temporary assistance for needy families program
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
``(G) any program, project, or activity of the
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts;
``(H) any program, project, or activity of the
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia;
``(I) any program, project, or activity of the
Department of Education;
``(J) any program, project, or activity of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development;
``(K) any program, project, or activity of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; and
``(L) any requirement for an individual to present
an identification document to obtain entry into a
Federal building.
``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
be construed to satisfy the requirement for the Bureau of
Prisons to establish prerelease planning procedures under
subsection (a)(6).
``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `Director' means the Director of the
Bureau of Prisons; and
``(B) the term `State' means each of the several
States of the United States, the District of Columbia,
and any commonwealth or territory of the United
States.''.
(b) Guidance for States.--
(1) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue
guidance for States regarding the issuance of photo
identification release cards for prisoners being released from
custody of a correctional facility of the State.
(2) State defined.--In this subsection, the term ``State''
means each of the several States of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth or territory of the
United States.
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