Criminal Justice (Data Reporting)

This bill directs the Bureau of Justice Statistics to create a public database tracking corporate offenses and enforcement actions taken against businesses and their employees. The database will collect information from federal agencies about violations of federal law committed by corporations, partnerships, or individuals acting in their occupational roles, including details about the entities involved, the types of offenses, and the outcomes of enforcement actions. Federal agencies will be required to submit relevant data to the Bureau within 180 days of the bill's enactment, and the database will be made searchable and downloadable online within one year. The Director must also submit annual reports to Congress analyzing the data, including information on recidivism and the impact of corporate offenses on victims, along with recommendations for improving how agencies monitor and deter such offenses.

HR 1240 requires all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect standardized data on every use of deadly force by officers, including the target's demographics (race, gender, age, religion), location, circumstances, type of force used, and whether non-lethal options were attempted. Agencies must submit this data to the Department of Justice within 4 years of collection, with the Bureau of Justice Statistics publishing it publicly (excluding personal identifiers) for transparency. Failure to comply results in a 10% reduction to Byrne JAG grants the following fiscal year. The bill directly affects all law enforcement agencies receiving federal grants and aims to create a national dataset on officer-involved deadly force incidents.

This bill requires the U.S. Attorney General, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, to collect annual data on law enforcement interactions with people experiencing mental illness starting in 2026. It mandates standardized guidelines for gathering this data and strictly limits its use to anonymized research or statistics - prohibiting any information that could identify individuals. The Attorney General must publish an annual summary of the findings for Congress and the public. The data collection is authorized for fiscal years 2026 through 2036, using the definition of "mental illness" established in existing law (34 U.S.C. §10651(a)(7)).

The Corporate Crime Database Act of 2025 requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to create a public database tracking federal enforcement actions related to corporate crimes. Federal agencies must submit data on corporate offenses - such as violations committed by businesses or employees acting in their job roles - and include details like the business involved, the offense type, relevant laws, enforcement agency, and outcome. The database will be searchable online, updated annually, and include historical and future enforcement actions. This affects federal agencies that handle enforcement and makes corporate crime data accessible to the public for transparency.