Criminal Justice bills in Congress
Sentencing reform, policing standards, prison policy, and federal prosecution priorities.
- Bills this Congress
- 689
- Enacted
- 2
What's moving
The most recent recorded action on any bill in this issue area — committee referrals, floor votes, signatures.
- H.R. 10930To amend title 18, United States Code, to account for the age of certain juvenile offenders and to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and for other purposes.CommitteeSydney Kamlager-DoveDCAOct 29, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10943To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide counsel for unaccompanied alien children in immigration proceedings, and for other purposes.CommitteeHillary ScholtenDMIOct 29, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10923To amend the Controlled Substances Act to better align such Act with modern medical knowledge, establish a new system for the scheduling of controlled substances, redelegate certain authorities, promote scientific research, and for other purposes.CommitteeSteve CohenDTNOct 29, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10925To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons.CommitteeJames GallagherRCAOct 29, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 10909To amend the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 to require submission of reports to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and for other purposes.CommitteeSteve CohenDTNOct 26, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10902To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes.CommitteeJefferson Van DrewRNJOct 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.R. 10870Military Domestic Violence Survivors Support ActCommitteeMaggie GoodlanderDNHOct 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 10872Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026CommitteeJosh GottheimerDNJOct 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10900To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.CommitteeEmilia SykesDOHOct 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10897To enhance passenger and driver safety on transportation network company platforms through enhanced digital verification systems, to implement driver verification protocols to prevent unauthorized drivers from fraudulently using TNC driver accounts, to prevent physical and sexual assault on TNC platforms, and for other purposes.CommitteeChristopher SmithRNJOct 22, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 4307
- H.R. 10827Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities ActCommitteeRyan MackenzieRPAOct 15, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- S. 5686A bill to prohibit recording or broadcasting military executions and to prohibit the use of Federal funds for public executions.CommitteeMark KellyDAZOct 15, 2026
Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 10838To extend the statute of limitations for making false statements to Congress, and for other purposes.CommitteeEugene VindmanDVAOct 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10826Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActCommitteeTeresa Leger FernandezDNMOct 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- S. 5685A bill to require the disclosure of supervisory records of certain financial institutions that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.CommitteeElizabeth WarrenDMAOct 15, 2026
Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- S. 5687A bill to codify the process for petitions for executive clemency, and for other purposes.CommitteeCory BookerDNJOct 15, 2026
Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 10820Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026CommitteeRobert GarciaDCAOct 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 10822To restrict the usage of automated license plate reader system by governmental entities, and for other purposes.CommitteePat HarriganRNCOct 15, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10654PFB ActCommitteeHerbert ConawayDNJOct 14, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Recently introduced
The latest bills filed in this area, newest first.
- H.R. 10943
- H.R. 10925
- H.R. 10923
- H.R. 10930To amend title 18, United States Code, to account for the age of certain juvenile offenders and to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and for other purposes.CommitteeSydney Kamlager-DoveDCAOct 29, 2026
- H.R. 10909
- H.R. 10900To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.CommitteeEmilia SykesDOHOct 22, 2026
- H.R. 10902To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes.CommitteeJefferson Van DrewRNJOct 22, 2026
- H.R. 10870Military Domestic Violence Survivors Support ActCommitteeMaggie GoodlanderDNHOct 22, 2026
- H.R. 10897To enhance passenger and driver safety on transportation network company platforms through enhanced digital verification systems, to implement driver verification protocols to prevent unauthorized drivers from fraudulently using TNC driver accounts, to prevent physical and sexual assault on TNC platforms, and for other purposes.CommitteeChristopher SmithRNJOct 22, 2026
- H.R. 10872Combatting Auto Robbery at the Source Act of 2026CommitteeJosh GottheimerDNJOct 22, 2026
- H.R. 10827Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities ActCommitteeRyan MackenzieRPAOct 15, 2026
- S. 5685A bill to require the disclosure of supervisory records of certain financial institutions that relate to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes.CommitteeElizabeth WarrenDMAOct 15, 2026
- H.R. 10838To extend the statute of limitations for making false statements to Congress, and for other purposes.CommitteeEugene VindmanDVAOct 15, 2026
- H.R. 10820Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026CommitteeRobert GarciaDCAOct 15, 2026
- H.R. 10826Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActCommitteeTeresa Leger FernandezDNMOct 15, 2026
- S. 5687A bill to codify the process for petitions for executive clemency, and for other purposes.CommitteeCory BookerDNJOct 15, 2026
- H.R. 10822To restrict the usage of automated license plate reader system by governmental entities, and for other purposes.CommitteePat HarriganRNCOct 15, 2026
- S. 5686A bill to prohibit recording or broadcasting military executions and to prohibit the use of Federal funds for public executions.CommitteeMark KellyDAZOct 15, 2026
- H.R. 10807Get the Flock Out of Our Communities ActCommitteeRashida TlaibDMIOct 13, 2026
- H.R. 10777To codify certain policies to combat transnational cyber-enabled crime, and for other purposes.CommitteePat FallonRTXOct 9, 2026
- H.R. 10761To amend the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.CommitteeRo KhannaDCAOct 6, 2026
- H.R. 10723
- H.R. 10653To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.CommitteeSteve CohenDTNOct 1, 2026
- H.R. 10654PFB ActCommitteeHerbert ConawayDNJOct 1, 2026
- H.R. 10698To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to share evidence with appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies related to shootings, injuries, or killings, by officers or employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.CommitteeAndrea SalinasDOROct 1, 2026
- H.R. 10663
- H.R. 10649
- H.R. 10697
- H.R. 10678To permit the Byrne JAG grant to be used for the purchase of fentanyl testing kits and opioid reversal agents.CommitteeThomas KeanRNJOct 1, 2026
- H.R. 10661Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026CommitteeMadeleine DeanDPAOct 1, 2026
Enacted this Congress (2)
Signed into law or enacted over a veto.
- H.R. 4307
- S. 307