Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3655
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-02-16
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Became Public Law No: 117-222.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill extends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board until 2026 (or 2027 if the board opts for an additional one-year extension). The board reviews the decisions of federal agencies to postpone the disclosure of civil rights cold case records (i.e., unsolved civil rights cases from 1940-1979). </p>

action_date: 2022-07-21
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill extends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board until 2026 (or 2027 if the board opts for an additional one-year extension). The board reviews the decisions of federal agencies to postpone the disclosure of civil rights cold case records (i.e., unsolved civil rights cases from 1940-1979). </p>

action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill extends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board until 2026 (or 2027 if the board opts for an additional one-year extension). The board reviews the decisions of federal agencies to postpone the disclosure of civil rights cold case records (i.e., unsolved civil rights cases from 1940-1979). </p>

action_date: 2022-12-05
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This act extends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board until 2026 (or 2027 if the board opts for an additional one-year extension). The board reviews the decisions of federal agencies to postpone the disclosure of civil rights cold case records (i.e., unsolved civil rights cases from 1940-1979). </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2022 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 . 2. 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 4 years and inserting 7 years ; and (2) by striking 4-year period and inserting 7-year period .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 451 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3655 [Report No. 117–134] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2022 Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Mr. Cruz , Mr. Peters , Mr. Carper , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 21, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 . 2. 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 4 years and inserting 7 years ; and (2) by striking 4-year period and inserting 7-year period .

July 21, 2022 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 . 2. 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 4 years and inserting 7 years ; and (2) by striking 4-year period and inserting 7-year period .

Passed the Senate September 28, 2022. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two S. 3655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 . 2. 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 4 years and inserting 7 years ; and (2) by striking 4-year period and inserting 7-year period .

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