Islamic State Group Cited As Need For Records Exemption
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – A Florida state representative, who wants to make it harder for people to find information, like addresses and phone numbers, of military service members and their immediate family, is using the threat of the Islamic State to advance the bill.
The bill was unanimously approved Wednesday by the House Local and Federal Affairs Committee. It now goes to the full House.
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz' bill (HB 185) would allow active and former military members to tell government agencies to keep private personal information that would otherwise be public record. It would also apply to spouses and children.
The bill originally applied only to members of special operations units, but Gaetz said he expanded the language because the Islamic State group posted names and addresses of 100 soldiers and urged sympathizers to kill them.
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