There's currently no comprehensive, mandatory national system for tracking when law enforcement officers use deadly force. This bill would change that by requiring the Attorney General to create standardized rules for collecting data on every instance — including the race, gender, and age of both the officer and the person targeted, what happened, and whether non-lethal alternatives were tried first. The data would be made public (with personal identities removed) through the Bureau of Justice Statistics. States and localities that don't comply could lose 10% of their federal law enforcement grant funding.
Congressional Summary
National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2025This bill establishes a framework to require law enforcement agencies to collect data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers.Specifically, it requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect, compile, and submit to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers.DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state or local government that fails to substantially comply.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- Date Added
- 2026-04-02