Bill > HR4468

This bill requires the Attorney General to mandate audio or video recording of interviews conducted by Department of Justice (DOJ) officers and employees during criminal investigations, both for federal offenses and when assisting state, local, or tribal law enforcement. The recordings would apply to both custodial (when a person is formally arrested or detained) and non-custodial interviews, though they would not cover communications with confidential informants. The bill also specifies that these recording requirements extend to interviews of U.S. citizens conducted outside the United States. Officers can record interviews without notifying or obtaining consent from the interviewee, and any statements from unrecorded interviews would be inadmissible as evidence in federal court. Recordings must generally be retained for 10 years after an investigation or related judicial procedures conclude, with an exception for recordings related to capital offenses, which must be kept indefinitely. The Attorney General is required to finalize implementing rules within 180 days of the Act's enactment, providing a clear timeline for putting these interview recording requirements into practice.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4468/all-info