BOP Release Card ID Act of 2025

This bill would require the federal Bureau of Prisons to give a photo ID release card to each U.S. citizen being released from a federal prison facility, starting within 180 days after the law is enacted. The card would meet REAL ID minimum standards and be valid for at least 18 months after release. Federal programs such as Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and veterans, housing, and education programs would have to accept the card as proof of identity, as would federal buildings that require ID for entry. The Bureau would negotiate with states so the card can be used to get a state ID and report yearly to Congress on that progress, and the Attorney General would issue guidance to states on issuing similar cards from state prisons.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Barry Moore Republican sponsor
• 23 cosponsors