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H.R. 4468

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4468, the Federal Interviews Reform Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4468 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb4468/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4468 IH: Federal Interviews Reform Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4468  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    A BILL
To require interviews conducted by officers and employees of Federal law enforcement agencies to be recorded.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Interviews Reform Act  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) sponsors H.R. 4468, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4468 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jul 16, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4468 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4468 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4468 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Federal Interviews Reform Act — Display Title
  • Federal Interviews Reform Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require interviews conducted by officers and employees of Federal law enforcement agencies to be recorded. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 91 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4468 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aerospace, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Banking, Bankruptcy, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 91.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111
BROOKE MILLER111
CAROLINE BILLMAN111
CASSIA CARVALHO111
CHAD WHITEMAN111
CHANTEL SHEAKS111
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW111
CHRISTOPHER EYLER111
CHRISTOPHER GUITH111
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI111
CLARK JACKSON111
DAN BYERS111
ERIN DELANEY111
ESPERANZA JELALIAN111
EVAN WILLIAMS111
FOXHALL PARKER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4468 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4468’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr4468/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com