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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
The bill amends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act to strengthen disclosure of historical records related to civil rights cold cases. It establishes that federal, state, and local government records should be presumed for immediate disclosure and allows the Review Board to reimburse state and local governments for costs of digitizing and transmitting records. The bill removes privacy exemptions for records created before January 1, 1990, making older records subject to disclosure requirements. The bill also extends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board's tenure from 7 years to 11 years.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ted Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $4,424,745
- ENTREPRENEUR $458,096
- RDV CORPORATION $39,600
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $29,632
- BLACKSTONE $27,400
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ted Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (8)
- Dec 16, 2025 Held at the desk. · house
- Dec 16, 2025 Received in the House. · house
- Dec 16, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8708; text: CR S8708) · senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 15, 2025 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
- Apr 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 29, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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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