JFK Act of 2025
HR 239, the JFK Act of 2025, requires federal agencies to publicly release all unclassified and unredacted records related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination within 30 days of the bill becoming law. It mandates disclosure by specific officials - including the Archivist, CIA Director, FBI Director, and others - and overrides prior laws and presidential memorandums that had withheld such records. The bill also directs the Attorney General to petition courts to lift seals on any sealed assassination records held in court or under grand jury secrecy. This legislation directly affects federal agencies holding these records and aims to make all relevant information publicly accessible.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jan 7, 2025
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David Schweikert
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