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H.R. 1188 119th Congress House

Police CAMERA Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers.

Introduced: February 11, 2025 Introduced by: Steve Cohen Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCrime victims
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Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsData collection, sharing, protectionDepartment of JusticeEmployment and training programsEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersPhotography and imagingRight of privacyState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2025 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to make grants for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by law enforcement officers and to implement body-worn camera programs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1188: Police CAMERA Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1188/
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"H.R. 1188: Police CAMERA Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1188/.
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H.R. 1188, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1188/.
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[H.R. 1188: Police CAMERA Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1188/)
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