HR 5979 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
Immigration Document Delivery Accountability Act of 2025
To require that any document pertaining to the immigration status of an individual that, in the determination of the Secretary, is to be carried or delivered by mail, by the United States Postal Service, shall include a trackable accountability measure.
Summary
The Immigration Document Delivery Accountability Act of 2025 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations within 180 days requiring trackable accountability measures for immigration status documents mailed by the United States Postal Service. Documents must include either a Postal Service barcode or tracking number that enables tracking of each mailed document, or require a signature from the recipient confirming delivery. The requirement applies only to documents mailed from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services facilities and does not apply to documents presented to individuals in person. These accountability measures must be implemented within 180 days of the bill's enactment.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Text versions (1)
Bills are re-published as they move (Introduced → Reported → Engrossed → Enrolled …). Each stage below is a separate text; pick two to see what changed. Data from Congress.gov.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require that any document pertaining to the immigration status of an individual that, in the determination of the Secretary, is to be carried or delivered by mail, by the United States Postal Service, shall include a trackable accountability measure.
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 “Immigration Document Delivery Accountability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, by rule, require that any document pertaining to the immigration status of an individual that, in the determination of the Secretary, is to be carried or delivered by mail, by the United States Postal Service, shall include a trackable accountability measure that is—
(1) a Postal Service barcode (or successive service or marking) that enables tracking of each individual document mailed. This accountability measure could be either a tracking number or
(2) a requirement for a signature of the recipient on any mail including such document sent from any United States Citizenship and Immigration Services facility. This section does not apply in the case of a document presented to an individual in person. <all>
Comments