Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act has not moved since its introduction on Sep 8, 2025, with no cosponsors
IntroducedSep 8, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 84 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Law: 21 of 781 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 18 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 300 words
- Subjects
- Criminal justice information and recordsLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrations
- Latest action
- Sep 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 8352 Criminal History Access Act of 2026 R · Passed both
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]