H.R. 1188 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

Police CAMERA Act of 2025

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded data for law enforcement officers.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Introduced February 11, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action February 11, 2025

Summary

Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2025 or the Police CAMERA Act of 2025
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to make grants for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras for use by law enforcement officers and to implement body-worn camera programs.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Feb 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Feb 11, 2025 Introduced in House

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