SHRED Act of 2025
HR 2136 (SHRED Act of 2025) increases penalties for Department of Justice and intelligence community employees who destroy, conceal, or remove government records. It mandates a minimum 20-year prison sentence or life imprisonment for such offenses, raising the current maximum penalty under 18 U.S.C. § 2071. The law specifically targets officers and employees of the DOJ and intelligence agencies (as defined in the National Security Act of 1947). It does not change general record-keeping requirements for other government workers.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 14, 2025
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Mar 14, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 14, 2025
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