,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,ms4 
,velzquez introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs       
,enforcement agents conducting          
immigration enforcement operations from 
wearing facial coverings1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,anonymity in   
,immigration ,enforcement ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,requirement regarding            
identification of ,u4,s4 ,immigration   
and ,customs ,enforcement agents ,except
 as provided in section #c1 an agent    
conducting an enforcement operation in  
the ,united ,states--  7#a7 may not wear
 a facial covering2 and  7#b7 shall wear
 a garment clearly identifying the name 
of the agent and their affiliation with 
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement4  #c4 ,exceptions  7a7     
,exemption ,section #b shall not apply  

to an agent who is responding to an     
imminent threat to life or serious      
bodily harm or is required to wear      
protective gear for safety or medical   
purposes4  7b7 ,review ,not later than  
#dh hours after an agent uses an        
exemption under subsection 7a71 the     
agent's supervisor shall document and   
review the use of such exemption to     
determine whether it was appropriate1   
and if the supervisor determines that   
such use was inappropriate1 initiate    
disciplinary review in accordance with  
the procedures under section #d7;a74    
#d4 ,compliance and enforcement  7a7    
,procedures ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall establish procedures to
 ensure compliance with this ,act1 which
 shall include the following3 7#a7      
,procedures to ensure that any agent who
 violates this ,act shall be subject to 
disciplinary review and possible        
sanctions4  7#b7 ,procedures for the    
acceptance and review of complaints     
alleging violations of this ,act by the 

,office for ,civil ,rights and ,civil   
,liberties of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security4  7b7 ,report ,on an
 annual basis1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress a report on--  7#a7 
any disciplinary actions imposed under  
subsection 7a77#a7 during the previous  
year2 and  7#b7 any complaints received 
under subsection 7a77#b7 during the     
previous year1 including a description  
of the review of each such complaint1   
and any action taken as a result of such
 a complaint4  #e4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,in general ,except as      
otherwise provided1 the terms in this   
,act have the meanings given such terms 
in section #aja of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#b7 ,agent ,the term agent means any   
employee1 officer1 or contractor acting 
under the authority of ,u4,s4           
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 
7#c7 ,enforcement operation ,the term   
enforcement operation means any         
enforcement activity under the          

immigration laws1 including an arrest1 a
 detention1 a questioning1 a raid1 or an
 investigation 7whether on public or    
private property7 carried out by an     
agent4  7#d7 ,facial covering ,the term 
facial covering means any mask1 garment1
 helmet1 or other item that conceals or 
obscures the facial identity of an      
individual1 including a balaclava1 a    
tactical mask1 or any face-shielding    
item4  7#e7 ,united ,states ,the term   
,united ,states means each of the       
several ,states of the ,united ,states1 
the ,district of ,columbia1 and         
territories and possessions of the      
,united ,states4  #f4 ,severability ,if 
any provision of this ,act1 or the      
application of such provision to any    
person or circumstance1 is held to be   
invalid1 the remainder of the ,act1 and 
the application of the remaining        
provisions1 shall not be affected4  #g4 
,effective date ,this ,act shall take   
effect on the date that is #cj days     
after the date of enactment of this     

,act4