# 119-s-5545: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026

119-s-5545, Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5545
- Congress: 119
- Title: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for state police training and review: benefit, high. 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…
- New statewide police training rules: benefit, high. 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. Tra…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5545 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5545)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5545 (as of 2026-10-16).