# 119-hr-239: JFK Act of 2025

119-hr-239, JFK Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-239
- Congress: 119
- Title: JFK Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Full public disclosure of all unredacted JFK assassination records** is the bill's central aim. It would require the National Archives and Records Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State to publicly disclose any relevant assassination record in unclassified and unredacted form. - Public and researchers would gain access to unclassified, unredacted records related to President Kennedy's assassination, with covered officials required to disclose records within 30 days after enactment. - Covered federal officials would have to disclose any assassination record they control even if other laws or directives would block release, including the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, the Presidential Memorandum of December 15, 2022, and 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(17). - The Attorney General would be required to petition U.S. or foreign courts to publicly disclose records held under seal or under a grand jury secrecy injunction, and the bill deems such petitions to show particularized need under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster release of Kennedy assassination files: benefit, low. If enacted, key federal officials would have to publicly release, unclassified and unredacted, any JFK assassination records they control within 30 days. This would cover the Archivist, the IRS Commissioner, the CIA and FBI Directors, and the Secretaries of Defense and State. The Attorney General w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3466: SMART Act
- 119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-239 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/239)

## Related
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2025)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3466: SMART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3466)
- [119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-239 (as of 2025-12-21).