Derek Schmidt
House of Representatives · Republican · Kansas's 2nd district · since Jan 2025
Wednesday, Sep 30
H.R. 8352 · Criminal History Access Act of 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
What it would change
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service
Votes and bills from the official record; every item links to its source.
Bills they sponsored · 18
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · Oct 9, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · Jul 20, 2026
H.R. 9298 · Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · Jun 11, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Jun 2, 2026
H.R. 8352 · Criminal History Access Act of 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House. · Oct 14, 2026
Bills they cosponsored · 339
H.R. 10490 · Born to Invest Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Sep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · Sep 3, 2026
H.R. 10293 · Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · Sep 3, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · Aug 13, 2026
H.R. 10012 · Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · Aug 7, 2026
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services Member
- Military Personnel Member
- Readiness Member
- Tactical Air and Land Forces Member
- House Committee on Small Business Member
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Member
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Member
- House Committee on the Judiciary Member
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Member
- Oversight Member
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Member
Bills and committee seats from the official record.