# 119-hr-1240: National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025

119-hr-1240, National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1240
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would require a **national data collection on deadly force incidents** by federal, state, and local law enforcement. It links standardized reporting and privacy safeguards to a grant penalty for noncompliance. - Law enforcement agencies would complete and submit a standardized form to the Department of Justice for every use of deadly force. Required items include demographics of the person targeted and the officer, date and location, alleged criminal activity, nature of force (including firearms), an agency explanation, any use-of-force guidelines in effect, and nonlethal steps tried before deadly force. Agencies must keep the data for at least 4 years. - Names or identifying information for officers, targets, or other individuals may not be released to the public. Freedom of Information Act releases are limited except to the particular person involved or for litigation. - The Bureau of Justice Statistics would compile the collected data and provide it to Congress and make it available to the public, while excluding protected personally identifiable information. - States and units of local government that receive Byrne JAG grants would face a 10 percent reduction in the following fiscal-year award if they substantially fail to comply for a fiscal year.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nationwide tracking and public reporting of police deadly force: benefit, high. Within 6 months of enactment, the Attorney General would set rules to track every police use of deadly force. A standard form would capture details like race or ethnicity, gender, age, religion, date, time, place, alleged crime, and how force was used. Agencies would send the form to the Justice De…
- Grant cuts if agencies do not report: cost, medium. States or local governments that get Byrne JAG grants would face a 10% cut next year if they substantially fail to report deadly-force data for a fiscal year. The cut would apply to the amount they would otherwise receive the following year.
- Privacy limits on released incident data: mixed, medium. The bill would bar release of names or other identifying details for officers, targets, and others in these incidents. Identifying details could be shared only to follow this law, to give a person their own information, or in a lawsuit. These identifying records would be exempt from FOIA, except a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1240 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1240)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1240 (as of 2026-04-21).