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119-s-5545119th Congress

Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Introduced

Summary

Would tie federal law-enforcement grant money to state adoption of standardized fair-policing training and independent prosecution for officer use of deadly force. This bill would create a Title I grant program that rewards states for routine anti-bias and de-escalation training and for having an independent process to investigate and prosecute deadly-force cases.

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  • Families and communities: It would push states to adopt independent investigation and prosecution options for deadly-force incidents, aiming to strengthen accountability in those cases.
  • Law enforcement personnel and recruits: It would require a comprehensive, annual fair-and-impartial policing training curriculum delivered with scenario-based instruction and assessments. Each officer and academy enrollee would complete at least 8 hours initially and at least 4 hours each subsequent year.
  • State governments: To get grants a state would have to certify compliance with the training rules and with an independent prosecution statute. States would need to be in compliance within 240 days after enactment, with a possible 120-day extension.
  • Federal oversight: The Attorney General would verify state compliance and the Department of Justice Inspector General would audit a representative number of states each year.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants for state police training and review

This bill would let the Attorney General give one-fiscal-year grants to States to implement required policing training and independent-prosecution rules. To get a grant, a State would generally need to meet training rules within 240 days after enactment. A State could get one 120-day extension for good-faith efforts. A State would also have to have an independent prosecution statute in effect by the last day of the prior fiscal year to be eligible for that fiscal year's grant. The Attorney General must verify compliance and the DOJ Inspector General must audit grantee States. The bill would define "deadly force," what counts as an "independent prosecution," and how an "independent prosecutor" must be geographically separate from the crime.

New statewide police training rules

This bill would require States to make sure every State law-enforcement officer and every academy enrollee completes initial and yearly fair-and-impartial policing training. Initial training would be at least 8 hours, and each officer or enrollee would get at least 4 hours each year after that. Training would include anti-bias instruction across listed characteristics, cultural diversity, interacting with people with mental illness or disabilities, crisis intervention, and de-escalation. Training must be scenario-based and include scenario-based proficiency testing. States would have to certify to the Attorney General that applicable people completed the training.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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