U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10653: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Grants for training and independent investigation and prosecution Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: PP Grants for training and independent investigation and prosecution SECTION 3061. Grant authority (a) In general The Attorney General may make a grant to a State for purposes of implementing the training requirements described in section 3062(a) and an independent prosecution of law enforcement statute as described in section 3063. (b) Term The term of a grant under subsection (a) shall be 1 fiscal year. SECTION 3062. Training on fair and impartial policing (a) Training requirements The requirements of this subsection are as (B) training regarding-- (i) cultural diversity; (ii) police interaction with individuals with mental illness or behavioral, mental, or physical disabilities; (iii) crisis intervention; and (iv) de-escalation tactics; (C) scenario-based …
Sponsors
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB10653?
- HB10653 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026.
- What does HB10653 do?
- In its own words: To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10653?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10653?
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009).
- Where is the official record for HB10653?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10653
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