HR9973-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1AB6B48B68F346A69FA5AF73263C4027: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HBF487904FC9041668670115FEED9E23E: 2. Public disclosure of COINTELPRO records Except as provided in subsection (b), not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head...
  • Section H7B7625E5463B4C06A1F21D867EB90025: 3. COINTELPRO Records Collection at the National Archives Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist shall— commence...
  • Section HBCCA48C3441343E483D4C60BDD3C6233: 4. Establishment and powers of the COINTELPRO Records Review Board There is established, as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Federal...
  • Section H0CE995A471634B16BD8B78A379AF2F14: 5. COINTELPRO Records Review Board personnel Not later than 45 days after the initial meeting of the Review Board, and without regard to political affiliation,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 11, 2024

Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"cause harm" §HBF487904FC9041668670115FEED9E23E

to— cause identifiable or describable damage to national security, military defense, law enforcement, intelligence operations, or the conduct of foreign relations that is of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in disclosure

"COINTELPRO record" §HD35C66520B0D4B7ABDDBD4950805F75D

a record that— is related to COINTELPRO

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