JFK Act of 2023

HR 637, the JFK Act of 2023, mandates that specific federal agencies must publicly release unredacted records related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination within 30 days of the law's enactment. Covered officials - including the Archivist of the United States, CIA Director, FBI Director, and others - must disclose all relevant assassination records they hold, overriding existing legal barriers like the 1992 JFK Records Act and a 2022 presidential memorandum. The bill also requires the Attorney General to petition courts to unseal any assassination records held under court seal or grand jury secrecy. This law directly affects federal agencies controlling JFK assassination records and aims to make previously restricted materials fully public. It focuses solely on the policy change of requiring immediate, unredacted disclosure, without addressing historical conclusions or future investigations.