H.R. 1188 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Police CAMERA Act of 2025

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Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12

Introduced: 2025-02-11

Latest action (2025-02-11): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

What H.R. 1188 does, in plain terms

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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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