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H.R. 8352 · 119th Congress

Criminal History Access Act of 2026

Introduced Apr 16, 2026Policy area: Law

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299)

Summary

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.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299)

  2. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  3. Senate

    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  4. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  5. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  6. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371)

  7. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352.

  8. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3372)

  9. House

    Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  10. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553.

  11. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636.

  12. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Show 3 earlier actions
  1. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  2. House

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Introduced in House