I 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. LAWLER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
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 pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 disclo-
sure; and 
(2) eventually be disclosed to enable the public 
to become fully informed about the history sur-
rounding 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.’’. 
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(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 govern-
ment’’. 
(d) NO APPLICATION
OF SECTION 552(B)(6) TO 
CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS ON OR BEFORE JAN-
UARY 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 pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, except in the case of infor-
mation 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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