H.R. 8352

Criminal History Access Act of 2026

Sponsor: Derek Schmidt

1 cosponsor
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Criminal History Access Act of 2026

This bill authorizes a new type of entity—peace officer standards and training agencies—to access criminal history record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The term peace officer standards and training agency means an agency of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory that is authorized to set standards for the hiring, training, ethical conduct, and retention of its law enforcement officers through certification, licensing, or other similar qualification processes. 

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · May 4

Where this section came from

  1. Apr 16, 2026 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary, Apr 16
  2. May 4, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on the Judiciary, Apr 22 Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary, May 4 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
What changed in the text

This Act may be cited as the Criminal History Access Act of 2026 .

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This Act may be cited as the Criminal History Access Act of 2026.