# 119-hr-7310: Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2026

119-hr-7310, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7310
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7310
- Congress: 119
- Title: Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- 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

**Independent, uniform reviews of federal deadly-force incidents** would be required across all federal law enforcement agencies. The bill would set standard investigation rules and give inspectors general authority to check or redo reviews.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal deadly-force review and reporting: mixed, medium. This bill would require each Federal law enforcement agency to start a written investigation whenever one of its officers uses deadly force. Agencies would make all evidence available to the appropriate State and local authorities. If an agency's inspector general did not conduct the investigation,…

## 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-7310 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7310)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [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-7310 (as of 2026-04-21).