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To improve the hiring and training processes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Summary
This bill directs the Deputy Assistant Attorney General to conduct an audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's hiring records for employees hired after a specified date to verify that all hiring requirements, including background checks, were completed and consistent with Office of Personnel Management standards. The bill also requires the Deputy Assistant Attorney General to cross-reference all new FBI employees hired since January 20, 2025, with state-level misconduct files to determine whether such information was considered during the hiring evaluation. The bill directs the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to certify within 180 days that all FBI agents and officers have completed required training for their positions, with certifications indicating training duration. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress within one year documenting the audit findings, the use of state misconduct files in hiring decisions, and pass and fail rates for FBI training.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
Actions (2)
- Apr 16, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Apr 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026
Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To improve the hiring and training processes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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 FBI Hiring Review Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) FBI.—The term “FBI” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(3) Deputy assistant attorney general.—The term “Deputy Assistant Attorney General” means the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Management and Compliance at the Department of Justice.
SEC. 3. HIRING AUDIT AT THE FBI.
The Deputy Assistant Attorney General, in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management, shall conduct an audit of the hiring records for any employees hired by the FBI after the date of enactment of Public Law 119-21 to certify all hiring requirements with respect to such employees, including background checks, were complete and remained consistent with applicable Office of Personnel Management hiring standards.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO CHECK STATE AND LOCAL SYSTEMS.
The Deputy Assistant Attorney General shall cross-reference all new employees hired for positions at the FBI since January 20, 2025 with State-level misconduct files, including police records and employment records of law enforcement agencies, to determine whether information contained in such files was taken into consideration during the evaluation of such new employees prior to being hired.
SEC. 5. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING.
(a) Certifications.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers shall certify that every agent or officer of the FBI has successfully completed the required training for their respective positions within the FBI.
(b) Length of Training.—The certifications required under subsection (a) should indicate the length of training that each officer and agent completed for their respective positions.
SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY AND REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—
(1) the findings from the audit conducted pursuant to section 3;
(2) a description of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General’s determination of the use of State-level misconduct files during the evaluation of potential new FBI employees; and
(3) an audit of pass and fail rates for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for FBI agents and officers. <all>
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