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Read. Follow. Verify.Promoting Police Leadership Act
Last action · June 15, 2026: Held at the desk.Sponsors: John Cornyn and 14 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill directs the U.S. Attorney General to create and certify specialized training programs for police . It focuses on leadership, crisis management, and community trust, while requiring federal reporting on the program's effectiveness.
This bill establishes new federal training standards for police managers and supervisors, which will influence how local and state law enforcement agencies train their leadership teams.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State and local law enforcement agencies
These agencies may choose to participate in the new federal training certification programs for their command staff.
Attorney General
The Attorney General is tasked with developing the curricula, creating a certification process, and reporting to Congress.
Educational institutions
Institutions offering police training may collaborate with law enforcement agencies to align their courses with the new federal certification standards.
Key Facts
- The Attorney General must develop or identify training curricula for command-level police personnel within 180 days of enactment.
- Training must cover leadership, critical incident response, risk management, officer wellness, data analysis, evidence-based decision making, and community trust.
- Training programs must prioritize in-person instruction and include a practical, evidence-based problem-solving component.
- The Attorney General must establish a certification process for training programs within 180 days of finalizing the curricula.
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- The Attorney General must publish a list of law enforcement agencies whose officers have completed the certified training within one year of program completion.
- The Attorney General must submit reports to Congress on program activities for three years starting two years after enactment.
- The Comptroller General (GAO) must conduct a review and report to Congress on the program's implementation within three years of enactment.
- The bill defines 'command-level personnel' as officers responsible for managing or overseeing operations within a geographic subunit of their jurisdiction.
- The bill does not preempt or override existing state-level training standards.
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Procedural history
10 actions- Jun 15, 2026HouseHeld at the desk.
- Jun 15, 2026HouseReceived in the House.
- Jun 12, 2026SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 10, 2026SenateFloorPassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2724, S2727; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2724)
- Jun 10, 2026SenateFloorPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 19, 2026SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 414.
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- May 19, 2026SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- May 14, 2026SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateCommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
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Focus on Command-Level Leadership
The bill represents a shift toward federal involvement in the specific leadership and management training of mid-to-high level police supervisors, rather than just rank-and-file officer training.
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