U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8352: Criminal History Access Act of 2026
Status: Passed both chambers, October 14, 2026
To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, May 13, 2026:
AN ACT To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal History Access Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Federal Bureau of Investigation (a) Attorney general duties Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(4), by amending to read as and ; (2) in subsection (e)-- (A) by striking section, the term and inserting the following: section-- (1) the term ; (B) by striking (1) railroad and inserting the (C) by striking (2) police and inserting the (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (E) by adding at the end the and (3) the term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States. . (b) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall amend part 20 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2026. Kevin …
Sponsors
- Derek Schmidt (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Deborah Ross (D, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299)
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371)
- : 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)
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352.
Subjects: Law enforcement officers, Law, Criminal justice information and records, Licensing and registrations
Common questions
- What is HB8352?
- HB8352 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Criminal History Access Act of 2026.
- What does HB8352 do?
- In its own words: An act To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8352?
- Passed both chambers as of October 14, 2026. Latest action: Message on Senate action sent to the House. (October 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8352?
- Derek Schmidt (R, HD-002), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB8352?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8352
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