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To direct the heads of certain departments and agencies of the Federal Government to publicly disclose all assassination records and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires specified federal agencies—including the CIA, FBI, IRS, Department of Defense, and State Department—to publicly disclose all assassination records and information related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination within 30 days of enactment. The records must be released in unclassified and unredacted form, overriding existing confidentiality laws and presidential orders. The Attorney General is directed to petition courts to release any such records currently held under court seal or grand jury secrecy. The bill defines assassination records according to the existing 1992 JFK Assassination Records Collection Act.
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Top reported contributors to David Schweikert’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $273,533
- CEO $16,700
- STENSON TAMADDON $13,700
- OPTIMA FINANCIAL GROUP $13,600
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Jan 7, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. · house
- Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2025
Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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
A BILL
To direct the heads of certain departments and agencies of the Federal Government to publicly disclose all assassination records and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Justice for Kennedy Act of 2025” or the “JFK Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ASSASSINATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION RELATED TO ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY.
(a) Public Disclosure of Assassination Records.—
(1) Disclosure.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each covered Federal official shall publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any assassination record and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in the control or possession of such covered Federal official.
(2) Relation to other law.—Each covered Federal official shall carry out paragraph (1) notwithstanding the following:
(A) The Presidential Memorandum of December 15, 2022, titled “Memorandum on Certifications Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy”.
(B) Section 5(g)(2)(D) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note).
(C) Section 6 of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note).
(D) Section 6103(l)(17) of title 26, United States Code.
(E) Any other provision of law that conflicts with the requirements under paragraph (1).
(b) Assassination Records Under Seal of Court.—
(1) Petitions for public disclosure.—
(A) In general.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall petition any court in the United States or in a foreign country to publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any assassination record and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that is held under seal of the court or held under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury.
(B) Particularized need requirement.—A request for disclosure of assassination records pursuant to a petition under subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to constitute a showing of particularized need under Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(2) Relation to other law.—The Attorney General shall carry out paragraph (1) notwithstanding—
(A) the provisions of law described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a); and
(B) any other provision of law that conflicts with the requirement under paragraph (1).
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term “assassination record” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note).
(2) The term “covered Federal official” means the following:
(A) The Archivist of the United States.
(B) The Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
(C) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(D) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(E) The Secretary of Defense.
(F) The Secretary of State. <all>
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