# 116-hr-8597: Policing Transparency Act

116-hr-8597, Policing Transparency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8597
- Congress: 116
- Title: Policing Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-10-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Policing Transparency Act This bill requires states and local governments, in order to receive certain federal funds, to (1) report annually to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on use-of-force events by law enforcement officers resulting in fatalities, serious bodily injuries, and firearm discharges; and (2) maintain a system for sharing disciplinary records of law enforcement officers. The bill also requires the Department of Justice to award a one-time grant to each state for establishing the systems for sharing disciplinary records.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8591: Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8453: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building".
- 116-hr-8413: MINOR Act
- 116-hr-8359: PTC Elimination Act
- 116-hr-8340: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the "Leonard Scarcella Post Office Buildi…
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8597 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8597)

## Related
- [116-hr-8591: Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8591)
- [116-hr-8453: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8453)
- [116-hr-8413: MINOR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8413)
- [116-hr-8359: PTC Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8359)
- [116-hr-8340: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 B…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8340)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8597 (as of 2025-11-18).