[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4266. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 7148, making further consolidated appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1176, after line 17, add the following:
       Sec. 239. (a) In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency (as 
     defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code);
       (2) the term ``covered employee'' means--
       (A) a covered immigration officer (as defined in section 
     236(g)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     amended by section 2), whose official duties put the covered 
     employee at greater risk of being the target of a threat, 
     intimidation, harassment, stalking, or a similar action;
       (B) a spouse, child, or parent of an employee described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) any other familial relative of such employee who has 
     the same permanent residence as such employee;
       (3) the term ``privacy-enhancing services'' means any 
     software or hardware solution, technical process, technique, 
     or other technological means of mitigating privacy risks 
     arising from data processing, including by eliminating, 
     reducing, or suppressing personal information, including 
     restricted personal information (as defined in section 
     119(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code).
       (b) Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1226) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Identification Requirement for Immigration 
     Enforcement Personnel.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Covered immigration officer.--The term `covered 
     immigration officer' means--
       ``(i) any officer, agent, or employee of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection;
       ``(ii) any officer, agent, or employee of U.S. Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement; and
       ``(iii) any officer, agent, or individual authorized, 
     deputized, or designated under Federal law, regulation, or 
     agreement to perform immigration enforcement functions, 
     including pursuant to section 287(g) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) or any other delegation or 
     agreement with the Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(B) Immigration enforcement function.--The term 
     `immigration enforcement function'--
       ``(i) means any activity that involves the direct exercise 
     of Federal immigration enforcement through public-facing 
     actions, including a patrol, stop, arrest, search, interview 
     to determine immigration status, raid, checkpoint, or the 
     service of a judicial or administrative warrant; and
       ``(ii) does not include any covert, nonpublic operation.
       ``(2) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), any 
     covered immigration officer who is conducting an immigration 
     enforcement function and any Federal or non-Federal law 
     enforcement officer who is providing direct support to such 
     immigration enforcement function shall visibly display--
       ``(A) such covered immigration officer's last name and 
     another individual identifier that is unique to such 
     individual;
       ``(B) the name of the Federal law enforcement entity or 
     other organization employing such covered immigration 
     officer; and
       ``(C) the face of such covered immigration officer.
       ``(3) Exception.--The requirement under paragraph (2) shall 
     not apply to individuals referred to in such paragraph who--
       ``(A) are engaged in investigative activity involving the 
     use of an assumed name or cover identity;
       ``(B) are engaged in planned tactical operations (such as 
     high-risk situations, responding to hostage incidents, 
     terrorism response, narcotics raids, hazardous surveillance, 
     sniper incidents, armed suicidal persons, barricaded 
     suspects, high-risk felony warrant service, fugitives 
     refusing to surrender, and active shooter incidents) by 
     specifically trained law enforcement personnel to a high-risk 
     situation that requires the application of specialized 
     lifesaving tools, tactics, and capabilities which exceed 
     those immediately available to the officer or agent of the 
     Department of Homeland Security who is conducting an 
     immigration enforcement function and any Federal or non-
     Federal law enforcement officer who is providing direct 
     support to such immigration enforcement function in the 
     regular performance of the officer's or agent's official 
     duties; or
       ``(C) are engaged in a law enforcement function that 
     necessitate the use of face coverings, as required under 
     section 1960.10(b) of title 29, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.''.
       (c) Nothing in this section or in the amendment made by 
     this section may be construed to prohibit, restrain, or 
     limit--
       (1) the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of 
     any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been 
     committed by a covered employee;
       (2) the lawful disclosure of information relating to a 
     covered employee or the immediate family of a covered 
     employee regarding matters of public concern; or
       (3) information that the covered employee or the employer 
     of the covered employee voluntarily publishes on the internet 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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