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Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act
To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to strengthen the powers of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to strengthen the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board and expand access to historical records. It establishes that all federal, state, and local government records related to civil rights cold cases should be presumed for immediate disclosure and directs the Review Board to reimburse state and local governments for costs of digitizing and transmitting these records to the National Archives. The bill removes an exception that previously prevented certain state and local government records from being included in the collection and exempts civil rights cold case records created before January 1, 1990 from privacy-based FOIA exemptions. It also extends the Review Board's tenure from 7 years to 11 years, allowing the board to continue its work longer.
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Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BEIGENE $13,400
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $11,150
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON $8,600
- NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH $7,600
- GHO VENTURES, LLC $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bonnie Watson Coleman → · Outside spending →
Actions (4)
- May 20, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 4. · house
- May 20, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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Committee action
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As published:Vote #04: Final Passage – H.R. 3087, the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act. The bill passed by a recorded vote of 36-4.
Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2025
Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to strengthen the powers of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, 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 “Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act”.
SEC. 2. CLARIFYING THE AUTHORITIES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE REVIEW BOARD.
(a) Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board Presumption of Release.—It is the sense of Congress that all records of the Federal Government and State and local governments concerning civil rights cold cases should—
(1) carry a presumption of immediate disclosure; and
(2) eventually be disclosed to enable the public to become fully informed about the history surrounding the cases.
(b) Reimbursement for Expenses Incurred by State or Local Governments.—Section 3 of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note; Public Law 115-426) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Reimbursement for Expenses Incurred by State or Local Governments.—Upon request of a State or local government to the Review Board, the Review Board may reimburse the State or local government in full for any expense incurred by the State or local government for digitizing, photocopying, or mailing a civil rights cold case record for the purpose of transmitting such record to the Archivist for inclusion in the Collection.”.
(c) Transmission to Collection of Civil Rights Cold Case Records in Possession of State or Local Government.—Section 3(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note; Public Law 115-426) is amended by striking “, except in the case of a State or local government”.
(d) No Application of Section 552(b)(6) to Civil Rights Cold Case Records on or Before January 1, 1990.—Section 9(a)(2) of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note; Public Law 115-426) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting “, except in the case of information contained in a civil rights cold case record created on or before January 1, 1990.”.
SEC. 3. CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW BOARD EXTENSION OF TENURE.
Section 5(n)(1) of Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note; Public Law 115-426) is amended—
(1) by striking “7 years” and inserting “11 years”; and
(2) by striking “7-year period” and inserting “11-year period”. <all>
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