119 HR 5581 IH: Uniform Standards Protection Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5581IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 26, 2025Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo provide for a limitation on application of State laws with regard to law enforcement uniform requirements.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Uniform Standards Protection Act of 2025.

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Limitation on application of State laws with regard to law enforcement uniform requirements

Notwithstanding any provision of State law, no requirement may be imposed under State law regarding the wearing of a uniform by any Federal law enforcement officer. For purposes of this section, the term Federal law enforcement officer has the meaning given such term in section 115(c) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any officer or employee of the United States with responsibility for enforcing the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act). In the case of any proceeding against a Federal law enforcement officer pending as of the date of enactment of this Act for a violation of any State law that is contrary to this section, such proceeding may not continue thereafter.