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Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are held by the National…

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Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are held by the National Archives and Records Administration and to reject any claims for the continued postponement of the full public release of those records.

Introduced: October 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 4, 2017
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Urges the President to: (1) permit the full public release of all remaining National Archives and Records Administration records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and (2) reject any claims for the continued postponement of such release.

What's happening now October 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 4, 2017
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Oct 4, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 556: Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are held by the National Archives and Records Administration and to reject any claims for the continued postponement of the full public release of those records.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-556/
MLA
"H. Res. 556: Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are held by the National Archives and Records Administration and to reject any claims for the continued postponement of the full public release of those records.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-556/.
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H. Res. 556, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-556/.
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[H. Res. 556: Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are held by the National Archives and Records Administration and to reject any claims for the continued postponement of the full public release of those records.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-556/)
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