VISIBLE Act
Latest action · Jul 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4258-4259)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 8, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2025 to Jan 29, 2026; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 8, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jul 17, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jul 8, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4258-4259)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4452 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4258 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Jul 8, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4667 | VISIBLE Act | Identical bill | Jul 24, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require all immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during public-facing immigration enforcement actions and to promote transparency and accountability.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VISIBLE Act
- Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
