Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 became law 292 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 16, 2022
ReportedMar 30, 2022
Passed one chamberSep 28, 2022
Passed bothNov 14, 2022
LawDec 5, 2022
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 58 words.
Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 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).
Context
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues: 15 of 546 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 132 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 300 words
- Subjects
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsHate crimesLibraries and archivesRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history +1 more
- Latest action
- Dec 5, 2022: Became Public Law No: 117-222.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 117th H.R. 6818 Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]