HR 7449 — PLATE Act

Summary

The bill, known as the PLATE Act (Protecting License-plate Access for Transparency and Enforcement Act), requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to display license plates visibly on vehicles used for civil immigration enforcement activities. The requirement applies to all vehicles purchased, leased, rented, or otherwise used with federal funds for these enforcement activities. License plates must be displayed on the outside of each vehicle at all times and remain visible to the public.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)

9 cosponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Nellie Pou’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

CARLA DEVELOPMENT GROUP $6,600
NULL $5,500
1868 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC $5,300
MCMANIMON SCOTLAND & BAUMANN LLC $5,000
TICKETNETWORK $4,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nellie Pou → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)

Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. · house
Feb 9, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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
Feb 9, 2026 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Ms. Pou introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 limit certain Federal Funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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 “Protecting License-plate Access for Transparency and Enforcement Act” or the “PLATE Act”.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Customs and Border Protection to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise use privately-owned or government-owned vehicles to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)), shall require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Customs and Border Protection to display the license plate of each vehicle on the outside of each vehicle at all times in a manner that is visible to the public. <all>

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