House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Criminal History Access Act of 2026
Official title: To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Derek Schmidt R-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2026
- Committee actionApr 22, 2026
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 14, 2026 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8352.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-636 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 4, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/636
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8352, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8352
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCHMIDT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 67, April 16, 2026, Page H2961):section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8352, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8352
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derek Schmidt.
- H.R. 4465 (119th) To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related…
- H.R. 8065 (119th) Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026
- H.R. 9298 (119th) Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- H.R. 5364 (119th) STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act
- H.R. 3825 (119th) Kelsey Smith Act
- H.R. 7752 (119th) Kelsey Smith Act
Related bills
- H.R. 5211 (119th) Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.