Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3087 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3087

 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.


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                    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

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                                 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''.
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