# 119-hr-7220: COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act

119-hr-7220, COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7220
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7220
- Congress: 119
- Title: COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Public disclosure of COINTELPRO records.** The bill would require agencies to collect, review, and publish COINTELPRO files and create an independent Review Board plus a centralized archival collection under the Archivist of the United States. - Affected individuals, including victims and next of kin, would be notified at least 7 days before public disclosure and narrow privacy and safety exemptions would limit releases that would cause harm. - The Archivist of the United States would establish a COINTELPRO Records Collection within 60 days and require agencies to transmit searchable electronic copies within two years for prioritized digitization and public access. - Heads of government offices would have to disclose COINTELPRO records within 6 months after enactment subject to enumerated harm-based exceptions. Records withheld would go to an independent COINTELPRO Records Review Board that can compel testimony and documents and that would operate for up to 4 years.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Independent COINTELPRO Review Board: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create an independent five-member COINTELPRO Records Review Board. The President would appoint members with Senate approval and the Board must hire a Chief of Staff within 45 days of its first meeting. The Board could subpoena people, compel documents and testimony, hold…
- New COINTELPRO Records Collection: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Archivist would establish a COINTELPRO Records Collection within 60 days of enactment. The Archivist would preserve provenance, publish a subject guide and index, set transmission and metadata rules, and include transmitted copies, records already disclosed, and Review Board records…
- Mandatory COINTELPRO Disclosure Rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, heads of Government offices would have to disclose every COINTELPRO record they control within 6 months, subject to narrow "cause harm" exceptions. Offices must send searchable electronic copies of records that can be at least partially disclosed to the Archivist within 2 years, and mus…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution

## Sources
- [119-hr-7220 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7220)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-23)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7220 (as of 2026-09-21).