Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Amendment Act of 2026

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This bill, the "Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Amendment Act of 2026," aims to increase transparency regarding serious use of force incidents and joint patrols involving federal agencies in the District of Columbia. It would require the public release of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) body-worn camera footage and officer names in all officer-involved deaths or serious use of force incidents, including those involving other law enforcement agencies, with consent from the victim or next of kin. The bill also mandates that MPD record and share information about all non-MPD law enforcement officers present at daily roll calls.

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