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Uniform Standards Protection Act of 2025
To provide for a limitation on application of State laws with regard to law enforcement uniform requirements.
Summary
The Uniform Standards Protection Act would prohibit States from imposing requirements regarding what uniforms Federal law enforcement officers must wear. The bill applies to all Federal law enforcement officers as defined in federal law, including immigration enforcement officers. Any State legal proceedings pending against Federal law enforcement officers for violations of State uniform requirements would be terminated. Federal law enforcement officers would be exempt from State uniform laws under this bill. The provision preempts any conflicting State law requirements.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Clay Higgins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $14,100
- SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
- THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
- WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
- PHI, INC. $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Sep 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2025
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for a limitation on application of State laws with regard to law enforcement uniform requirements.
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 “Uniform Standards Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. 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. <all>
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