JFK Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025Latest action Jan 7, 2025Government Operations and Politics

Plain-English summary

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.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

David Schweikert

Sponsor · Republican · AZ

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Official Subjects

Government Operations and PoliticsFreedom of informationGovernment information and archivesLibraries and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsU.S. history

Sources & text

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