119th Congress
H.R. 239
JFK Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- David Schweikert(R-AZ)
- Introduced
- Jan 7, 2025
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Ways and Means; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2025 · 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. - Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House