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H.R. 8352 119th Congress House

Criminal History Access Act of 2026

Official title: To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 16, 2026 Introduced by: Derek Schmidt Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 30, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2026
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299)
May 13, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2026 · 5:03 PM EDT
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)
May 12, 2026 · 4:53 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3372)
May 12, 2026 · 4:53 PM EDT
Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 12, 2026 · 5:03 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 12, 2026 · 4:53 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352.
May 12, 2026 · 5:03 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371)
May 4, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636.
May 4, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553.
Apr 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 16, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced in House
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What's happening now October 14, 2026

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5211 Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 16, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8352: Criminal History Access Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8352/
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"H.R. 8352: Criminal History Access Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8352/.
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H.R. 8352, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8352/.
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