3.0.0 8352 2026-08-10T11:51:27Z 2026-08-10T11:51:27Z House H HR 2026-04-16 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8352 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHMIDT:H.R. 8352.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H2961]]]> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-05-13T16:29:46Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-05-04T16:32:16Z Markup By 2026-04-22T15:37:04Z Referred To 2026-04-16T14:05:05Z H. Rept. 119-636 Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act 119 5211 HR 2025-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2026-05-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2026-05-12 17:03:46 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-05-12 17:03:09 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-12 17:03:09 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-05-12 16:53:39 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-12 16:53:37 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3372) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-12 16:53:18 Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00553 2026-05-04 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-05-04 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-04-22 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2026-04-22 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001228 Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] Derek Schmidt R KS 2 N R000305 Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Deborah Ross D NC K. 2 2026-04-16 True Law Criminal justice information and records 2026-05-05T19:50:04Z Law enforcement officers 2026-05-05T19:50:10Z Licensing and registrations 2026-05-05T19:50:15Z Law 2026-05-06T14:29:47Z 07 2026-05-04 Reported to House 2026-05-07T21:15:46Z 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. 

]]> Criminal History Access Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Criminal History Access Act of 2026 2026-07-17T23:49:59Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes. 2026-07-17T23:47:18Z Introduced in House IH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Criminal History Access Act of 2026 2026-05-15T03:08:23Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Criminal History Access Act of 2026 2026-05-14T02:38:27Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes. 2026-05-14T02:38:27Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Criminal History Access Act of 2026 2026-05-05T05:38:23Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Criminal History Access Act 2026-04-23T09:38:24Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8352rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr8352rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8352eh/xml/BILLS-119hr8352eh.xml Reported in House 2026-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8352rh/xml/BILLS-119hr8352rh.xml Introduced in House 2026-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8352ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8352ih.xml 2026-05-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.