{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8352","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8352,"title":"Criminal History Access Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-04-16","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001228","fullName":"Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]","party":"R","state":"KS","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-13","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Law","subjects":["Criminal justice information and records","Law enforcement officers","Licensing and registrations"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-13","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370-3371)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8352.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3372)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-12","text":"Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-04","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-636.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-22","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-22","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Criminal History Access Act of 2026</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":"2026-05-15T03:08:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":489,"ts":"2026-05-29T23:22:34.138Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Criminal%20History%20Access%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}