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S. 2315 — To provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:19,660
The Bring Our Heroes Home Act aims to establish a comprehensive process for managing and publicly disclosing missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records. It mandates the creation of a dedicated Records Collection at the National Archives, requiring government agencies...
Simple Explanation
The Bring Our Heroes Home Act is about finding and sharing old records of soldiers and civilians who are missing, making sure these papers are stored safely in a big library where anyone can read them. A special group will check to make sure everything is done right, but they must be careful so they do not share secrets or things that might upset people.
H. R. 9973 — To require the public disclosure of COINTELPRO records, to establish a COINTELPRO Records Collection, and to establish the COINTELPRO Records Review Board, and for other purposes.
October 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:6,837
The bill, H. R. 9973, titled the “COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act,” proposes the public release of records related to COINTELPRO, a covert FBI program aimed at surveilling and disrupting domestic organizations from 1956. It seeks to establish a COINTELPRO Records Collection at...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make old secret FBI papers about a program called COINTELPRO available for everyone to see, keep them safe in a big library, and have a special team to check these papers before they are shared. It also wants to change the name of the FBI's main building.

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