H.R. 592 · 117th Congress · House

To amend title 28, United States Code, to expand the definition of "other institutions" for purposes of acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information, and for other purposes.

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced
Jan 28, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill expands the scope of entities that are authorized to access criminal identification records (e.g., fingerprints) from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Current law authorizes the FBI to exchange criminal identification and other records with authorized officials of the federal government, states tribes, cities, and penal and other institutions. The term other institutions includes railroad police departments and campus police departments.

This bill includes police departments of private resorts as other institutions that are authorized to access criminal identification records from the FBI.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 22, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  2. JAN 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 22, 2021

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jan 28, 2021

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