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H.R. 2998 117th Congress House

COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act

Official title: To require the public disclosure of COINTELPRO records, to establish a COINTELPRO Records Collection, and to establish the COINTELPRO Records Review Board, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics
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May 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 4, 2021
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.
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 18
Bush, Cori
· Nov 17, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 3, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 24, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 14, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 20, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 14, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· May 14, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 14, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 14, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· May 14, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 14, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 7, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · May 7, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 7, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 7, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 7, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2998: COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2998/
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"H.R. 2998: COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2998/.
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