Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7278 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7278 To require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information related to allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the Attorney General, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2026 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. McClellan, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information related to allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the Attorney General, and for other purposes. 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 ``Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Allegation of misconduct.--The term ``allegation of misconduct'' means an allegation by a member of the community, a fellow law enforcement officer, or other individual that a law enforcement officer took an unlawful under State or Federal law, tortious, or otherwise inappropriate action in connection with the official duties of the officer. (2) Byrne jag program.--The term ``Byrne JAG program'' means any grant program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.). (3) Civil rights organization.--The term ``civil rights organization'' means an organization that monitors the equitable enforcement of and treatment under the law and that has a national presence and membership. (4) Judgment.--The term ``judgment'' means the final court order in