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HR 5211 119th Congress House Law Criminal justice information and records Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations

Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act

Introduced: September 8, 2025 Introduced by: Schmidt, Derek Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act

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. 

What's happening now September 8, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5211: Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5211/
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"H.R. 5211: Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5211/.
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H.R. 5211, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5211/.
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