H.R. 239

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the heads of certain departments and agencies of the Federal Government to publicly disclose all assassination records and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 7, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Schweikert

Table of contents

• H.R. 239
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Public disclosure of assassination records and information related to assassination of President John F. Kennedy

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Public disclosure of assassination records and information related to assassination of President John F. Kennedy

• (a) Public disclosure of assassination records
  • (1) Disclosure
    • Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each covered Federal official shall publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any assassination record and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in the control or possession of such covered Federal official.
  • (2) Relation to other law
    • Each covered Federal official shall carry out paragraph (1) notwithstanding the following:
      • The Presidential Memorandum of December 15, 2022, titled . Memorandum on Certifications Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
      • Section 5(g)(2)(D) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 ( note). 44 U.S.C. 2107
      • Section 6 of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 ( note). 44 U.S.C. 2107
      • Section 6103(l)(17) of title 26, United States Code.
      • Any other provision of law that conflicts with the requirements under paragraph (1).
• (b) Assassination records under seal of court
  • (1) Petitions for public disclosure
    • (A) In general
      • Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall petition any court in the United States or in a foreign country to publicly disclose in unclassified and unredacted form any assassination record and information relevant to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that is held under seal of the court or held under the injunction of secrecy of a grand jury.
    • (B) Particularized need requirement
      • A request for disclosure of assassination records pursuant to a petition under subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to constitute a showing of particularized need under Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
  • (2) Relation to other law
    • The Attorney General shall carry out paragraph (1) notwithstanding—
      • the provisions of law described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a); and
      • any other provision of law that conflicts with the requirement under paragraph (1).
• (c) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term assassination record has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 ( note). 44 U.S.C. 2107
    • The term covered Federal official means the following: