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Criminal History Access Act of 2026
Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Derek Schmidt’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- WATCO COMPANIES $13,200
- MILLER'S PROFESSIONAL IMAGING $13,200
- WEALTH ALLIANCE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC $10,035
- SNK REAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC $9,900
- SILVER LAKE BANK $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Derek Schmidt → · Outside spending →
Actions (13)
- May 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- May 12, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 12, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371) · house
- May 12, 2026 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)
- May 12, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352. · house
- May 12, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3372) · house
- May 12, 2026 Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- May 4, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553. · house
- May 4, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636. · house
- Apr 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Apr 22, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Apr 16, 2026 Introduced in House
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Text versions (4)
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Full text
AN ACT
To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Criminal History Access Act of 2026”.
SEC. 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 follows:
“(4) exchange such records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government, including the United States Sentencing Commission, the States, including State sentencing commissions and peace officer standards and training agencies, Indian tribes, cities, and penal and other institutions; 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 following:
“(A) railroad”;
(C) by striking “(2) police” and inserting the following:
“(B) police”;
(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) the term ‘peace officer standards and training agency’ means an agency of a State with the statutory authority under State law to set standards for the hiring, training, ethical conduct, and retention of the law enforcement officers of the State through certification, licensing, or other similar qualification process; 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.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8352
AN ACT
To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
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