HR 6818
117th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Hate crimes
Libraries and archives
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime
Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022
Introduced: February 22, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022
This bill extends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board until 2026 (or 2027 if the board opts for an additional one-year extension). The board reviews the decisions of federal agencies to postpone the disclosure of civil rights cold case records (i.e., unsolved civil rights cases from 1940-1979).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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