PAPERS Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7708 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7708 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to return identification documents to individuals upon their release from custody, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Ms. Pingree introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to return identification documents to individuals upon their release from custody, and for other purposes. 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 All Personal Effects and Records from Seizure Act of 2026'' or the ``PAPERS Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RETURN OF DOCUMENTS AFTER RELEASE FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND …