House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2022
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7626.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LAWRENCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 70, April 28, 2022, Page H4609):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 267 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7626, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7626
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 6546 (117th) Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2022
- H.R. 885 (117th) Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act
- H.R. 2033 (117th) Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act
- H.Res. 518 (117th) USPS 50th Anniversary Resolution
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.