States can now see FBI criminal records to check police officers.
H.R. 8352 — Criminal History Access Act of 2026 · Filed by Derek Schmidt (R-KS) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Passed both chambers
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What it does
This bill lets state agencies see FBI criminal history records. These agencies train and certify police officers. The bill adds them to the list of people allowed to access the records. The Attorney General must write rules within 180 days.
Who it affects
State agencies that train and certify police officers will see criminal records. Citizens may benefit from better checks on police officers.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General will write the rules for how states use the records, not Congress.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Apr 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Apr 22, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote”
- May 12, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371)”
- May 12, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
- Sep 30, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- criminal history records — Files that show if a person has been arrested or convicted of a crime.
- Attorney General — The top law officer in the U.S. government who works for the President.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,873 characters) on Jul 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,939 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-06.
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