Limit certain federal funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Nellie Pou · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 89%

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Occurrences

Rep. Pou introduced H.R. 7449, the PLATE Act, which would limit certain federal funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Pou introduced legislation to restrict some federal funding for ICE.

H.R.7449 - PLATE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

H.R. 7449 is titled 'To limit certain Federal Funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.' The introduced bill text states that any federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection for certain vehicle use in civil immigration enforcement activities must require visible license plates on the outside of each vehicle at all times.

Pou introduced the PLATE Act, which directly addresses the claim by placing a restriction tied to federal funds used by ICE and CBP. The bill was introduced but not enacted, so the commitment remains only partially delivered.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 7449 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To limit certain Federal Funding used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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Trump signed the Secure America Act, a nearly $70 billion immigration enforcement package, into law. The law funds ICE at $38 billion and CBP at $26 billion through September 2029, and Democrats' requested oversight and restraint measures were not included.

Within the lookback window, Congress and the president enacted a law that expanded and locked in ICE funding instead of limiting federal funds used by ICE.

never same_term

Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Pou made a serious legislative attempt by introducing H.R. 7449, the PLATE Act, which directly sought to place conditions on certain federal funds used by ICE and CBP. But the bill was only introduced and was not enacted, so the promised policy outcome was not delivered. The later enactment of a major immigration law that expanded ICE funding rather than limiting it further confirms the outcome was not achieved. Under the scoring rule, a meaningful but unsuccessful attempt counts as never with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 95%

never same_term A for effort

Pou introduced H.R. 7449, the PLATE Act, during the 119th Congress to limit certain federal funding used by ICE by requiring visible license plates on vehicles used in specified civil immigration enforcement activities. This is a direct and serious legislative attempt, but the bill remains only introduced and referred to House committees as of May 21, 2026; it has not passed Congress or become law. Because the promised funding limitation has not been enacted or otherwise implemented, the outcome is not delivered, but effort credit is warranted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%