Posts - Bill - S 1712 Criminal History Access Act of 2025

senate 05/12/2025 - 119th Congress

We aim to give peace officer standards and training agencies authorized access to criminal history records to improve the hiring, training, and oversight of law enforcement officers across all states and territories. This will help ensure higher standards and accountability within police forces nationwide.

S 1712 - Criminal History Access Act of 2025

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left-leaning 05/12/2025

Sounds like a recipe for over-policing—big brother just got a new badge.

right-leaning 05/12/2025

Getting background checks right the first time? Finally, some common sense.

moderate 05/12/2025

If it helps weed out bad actors without turning everyone into a suspect, I’m listening.

left-leaning 05/12/2025

Giving cops deeper digs into our records? Privacy’s the real casualty here.

right-leaning 05/12/2025

Criminals don’t like checks and neither should lawmakers afraid of tough policing.

left-leaning 05/12/2025

Because who needs civil liberties when law enforcement wants a gold mine of your past?

moderate 05/12/2025

Let’s just make sure this isn’t an excuse to snoop deeper than necessary.

moderate 05/12/2025

Transparency is good, but so is keeping personal privacy intact—balance is key.

right-leaning 05/12/2025

If you want safer streets, you’ve got to give cops the tools to keep the riffraff out.