People who get certain government requests would get new rights to challenge secrecy orders.
This bill would create a new process for federal officials to require secrecy when they ask for information. It would also give people who receive these requests a way to ask a court to review the secrecy order.
Today, nondisclosure requirements for certain administrative subpoenas are generally "ordered by a court." The Secretary of the Treasury is involved in issuing these subpoenas. There isn't a specific federal official certification process for initial nondisclosure requirements or a dedicated judicial review process for recipients to challenge them. With this bill, the Secretary of Homeland Security would take over the authority for these subpoenas. Federal officials would be able to issue an initial 180-day nondisclosure requirement if they certify that revealing the subpoena would cause specific harms (like endangering someone or jeopardizing an investigation). Recipients would gain a new right to ask a federal court to review these nondisclosure orders. Courts could extend these orders for additional 180-day periods or longer if necessary.
HR 3537 · 119th Congress · May 21, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10
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