119-hr4468

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4468 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4468

 To require interviews conducted by officers and employees of Federal 
 law enforcement agencies to be recorded.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 16, 2025

 Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Cline) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To require interviews conducted by officers and employees of Federal 
 law enforcement agencies to be recorded.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Interviews Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. AUDIO RECORDING OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY CERTAIN FEDERAL LAW 
 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall require the recording, 
using an electronic audio or video recording technology, of each 
interview of any person who is suspected of having committed a criminal 
offense conducted by an officer or employee of the Department of 
Justice in connection with an investigation of a Federal offense or an 
investigation with respect to which the Department is assisting a 
State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency.

    (b) Application.--

    (1) Custodial and non-custodial interviews.--The 
 requirements under this section apply with respect to any 
 custodial and non-custodial interview, but do not apply with 
 respect to communication with a confidential informant.

    (2) Extraterritorial application.--The requirements under 
 this section apply with respect to any interview of a United 
 States citizen outside of the United States conducted by an 
 officer or employee of the Department of Justice.
            (c) Notification, Consent Not Required.--An officer or employee of 
the Department of Justice may record an interview described in this 
section without providing notice to or obtaining consent from the 
interviewee.
            (d) Inadmissibility.--A statement or information obtained during an 
interview that is not recorded in accordance with this section may not 
be offered as evidence by the Government in Federal court.

    (e) Retention.--

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , a 
 recording of an interview described in this section shall be 
 retained for a period of 10 years beginning on the date on 
 which the applicable investigation or any related judicial 
 procedures is finally concluded, whichever is later.

    (2) Exception.--A recording of an interview described in 
 this section shall be retained indefinitely if the content of 
 the recording is related to a judicial proceeding that involves 
 a Federal capital offense or a State capital offense with 
 respect to which the Federal law enforcement officer was 
 assisting the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in 
 which the offense occurred.

    (f) Rules.--The Attorney General shall finalize rules to carry out 
this section not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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