S. 1471: Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015

Plain summary

Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to declassify and release to the public the previously redacted portions of the report on the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001, filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 20, 2002, including all the material under the heading "Part Four--Findings, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters." The President is not required to declassify and release to the public the names and identifying information of individuals or specific methodologies described in such report if it would result in imminent lawless action or compromise presently ongoing national security operations.

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Official text

Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · 2 cosponsors

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Ron Wyden (D-OR), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] reported raising $4.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1471.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1471 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114