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H.R. 2998 (117th)

COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act

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Introduced

4 May 2021

Last action

5 May 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Sponsors

Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]

Subjects

Discovery layer

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4 February 2025

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Summary

COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act This bill requires the U.S. government to release and publicly disclose, within six months, all records related to the COINTELPRO operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unless disclosure would cause harm. COINTELPRO was a series of covert and illegal projects aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic political organizations, including the Black Panther Party. The bill requires the removal of J. Edgar Hoover's name from the FBI headquarters in the District of Columbia. The bill establishes the COINTELPRO Records Review Board to review determinations by government offices that do not fully disclose their records after six months. The review board shall make recommendations to the President regarding whether files that have been only partially disclosed should be fully released. The review board may request the Department of Justice to petition any U.S. court to release any information relevant to COINTELPRO that is held under court seal.

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Timeline

  1. 4 May 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 May 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 May 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 May 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

    Source: Committee

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