HR8215Referred to Committee

Volume II Transparency Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-09
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Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
Democrat · TN · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (546 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-04-09

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would require law enforcement agencies to publicly report detailed information about their use of force incidents, arrests, and other enforcement activities, making crime and policing data more transparent to the public. The legislation aims to help citizens, researchers, and policymakers better understand how police operate in their communities by standardizing what information gets collected and shared. It would affect police departments, sheriffs' offices, and other law enforcement agencies across the country.

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Crime and Law Enforcement

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8215 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8215 To direct the Attorney General to disclose volume II of the report prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Menefee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Attorney General to disclose volume II of the report prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Volume II Transparency Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF VOLUME II OF REPORT PREPARED BY SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH. (a) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall publish on the internet website of the Department of Justice volume II of the report prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith. (b) Redactions.--The Attorney General may redact-- (1) the name of a witness and any other information that would identify such witness, if such individual did not aid or abet the commission of a criminal offense described in the volume; (2) the name of a victim and any other information that would identify such victim of a criminal offense described in the volume; and (3) national security or other information that would negatively impact national security if such information was publicly disclosed. (c) Public Interest.--A redaction made under subsection (b)(3) may be made public if the Attorney General determines that such publication is in the public interest. <all>
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