{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5211","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5211,"title":"Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-08","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001228","fullName":"Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]","party":"R","state":"KS","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-09-08","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Law","subjects":["Criminal justice information and records","Law enforcement officers","Licensing and registrations"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-09-08","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act</strong></p><p>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 <em>peace officer standards and training agency</em> 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.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-05-19T15:54:35Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":505,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:13:23.964Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Peace%20Officer%20Standards%20and%20Training%20Agency%20Information%20Acce"}]}}