DOJ Extends Civil Rights Violation Portal
Published Date: 6/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice is extending its online portal that helps people report civil rights violations easily. This update affects anyone who wants to report such issues and aims to keep the process quick and simple without adding extra paperwork. Comments on this plan are open until August 21, 2026, so the public can help make the system even better.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Streamlined Civil Rights Reporting Portal
You can use a streamlined online Reporting Portal to submit complaints about federal civil rights violations. The portal is voluntary, is intended to make reporting quick and simple, and is being reinstated/extended by the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.
Reporting Time and Cost Burden
If you submit a report through the portal, the agency estimates 159,036 respondents annually, about 6 minutes per response, totaling 15,903 annual burden hours and an estimated $566,000 in total annual cost burden. Responding is voluntary.
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