# 119-hr-2285: DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025

119-hr-2285, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2285
- Congress: 119
- Title: DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-11

## Summary

**Improve accreditation transparency and expand access to federal law enforcement training.** This bill would require DHS to report annually on the accreditation status of each DHS basic training program and direct DHS Science and Technology to develop systems and technologies that make Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers programs more accessible to state, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, with special focus on rural and remote communities. - DHS basic training programs would appear in an annual report listing initial and most recent accreditation dates, the next reaccreditation date, the accreditation manager's name, and reasons and plans if a program is not accredited. - Heads of DHS components would have to notify the Secretary within 30 days if a program loses accreditation, and the Secretary would have 30 days after notification to inform the House Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary and the Senate Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary about the lapse and recovery actions. - State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement, especially in rural and remote areas, would benefit from targeted research and development to improve access to FLETC training and technologies to strengthen preparedness and response to terrorism and other homeland security threats.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More access to federal law enforcement training: benefit, low. If enacted, DHS's Science and Technology office would develop new systems and tools to improve access to training. The training is offered by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to state, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies. The work would focus on rural and remote departments. The goa…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6017: Veterans Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2285)

## Related
- [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-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6017: Veterans Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6017)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2285 (as of 2026-07-11).