Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 2, 2026
What it does
The bill would require each federal law enforcement agency to establish and follow a protocol for investigating any use of deadly force by its officers, including making all evidence available to state and local authorities. It mandates that agency inspectors general conduct independent reviews of such investigations if they did not lead them, ensuring thoroughness and proper evidence support, and requires the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to create uniform governmentwide investigation guidelines and submit quarterly reports to specified congressional committees and the Comptroller General, detailing incidents involving deadly force—including demographic data of…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
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