Stop Body Camera Paywalls Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7125 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7125 To prohibit charging for access to certain camera video footage. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Simon, Ms. Stansbury, and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit charging for access to certain camera video footage. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Body Camera Paywalls Act''. SEC. 2. PROVIDING ACCESS TO CERTAIN CAMERA FOOTAGE FREE OF CHARGE. (a) Certification Required for Certain Grants.--An application by a State or a unit of local government for funding under a covered program shall include a certification that such State, unit of local government, and any law enforcement agency to which the State or unit of local government will distribute funds, does not impose any financial or monetary cost on any member of the public seeking to view, access, or obtain a copy of certain camera video footage recorded by a law enforcement officer, or impose any other fees related to obtaining certain camera footage, including court fees. (b) Eligibility.--A State or unit of local government shall be ineligible for funding under a covered program without providing the certification described under subsection (a). (c) Covered Program Defined.--In this section: (1) Byrne grant program.--The term ``B