Justice for Kennedy Act of 2025 or the JFK Act of 2025
This bill directs the National Archives and Records Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State to publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any assassination record and information in their control or possession relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The Department of Justice must petition any court in the United States or in a foreign country to publicly disclose in such form any assassination record and information relevant to the assassination of President Kennedy that is held under seal of the court or under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 239 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 239
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.
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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
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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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.