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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8761

PICTURE Act

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Introduced 2026-05-12Topic: criminal justice · public safety

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This bill would add a new section to federal law requiring the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to keep a photographic directory of federal prisoners. The directory would include a photograph of each prisoner in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. Each photograph would have to show the prisoner's face uncovered and unobstructed. The bill also updates the table of sections in the related chapter of federal law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-05-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-05-12Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-12Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.