HR 8352

Summary

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. 

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. Derek Schmidt [R-KS-2]

Cosponsors

1

Policy area

Law

Introduced

2026-04-16

Latest action

2026-05-13: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee referrals

• Judiciary Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-05-13
• Judiciary Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-05-04
• Judiciary Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-04-22
• Judiciary Committee: House · Referred To · 2026-04-16

Recent actions

• 2026-05-13: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• 2026-05-12: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-05-12: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371)
• 2026-05-12: 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)
• 2026-05-12: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352.