Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6818
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2022-02-22
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Hate crimes

Libraries and archives

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
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>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6818 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 22, 2022 Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 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 .