The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Committee are pushing the federal government to reveal unredacted documents related to Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, urging officials on the 22nd anniversary to turn the materials over to lawmakers this week.

In a letter authored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Sunday, the lawmakers who lead the key panel claim both the Justice Department and the FBI have neglected to provide “complete, unredacted records of Saudi Arabia’s role” in the attacks that have killed nearly 3,000 people.

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“No one was more affected by these attacks than the families of those whose lives were lost on that day, and who have struggled to obtain accountability ever since,” the senators wrote in the letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

“Our inquiry into Saudi Arabia’s attempts to influence U.S. affairs has underscored, yet again, the need for transparency, particularly regarding Saudi Arabia’s connection to the 9/11 attacks,” they added.

The senators highlight they wrote related letters to top officials on July 18, which resulted in a phone conference, in which Senate staffers pushed the agencies to release an unredacted copy of “Operation Encore,” which contained links between the 9/11 hijackers and the country. So far, the federal government has heavily redacted this information.

“Over one month since that call and nearly two months since our initial letter request, we have not received a single document or obtained an explanation for any of the hundreds of redactions that remain, despite the government’s recent declassification review,” Blumenthal and Johnson wrote.

In September 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that would require the declassification and release of government documents related to the 9/11 attacks. The move also required Garland to release the documents to the public in the months following. However, some of the documents released under the order still include heavy redactions, a frustration Blumenthal and Johnson made clear in their July 18 request.

“The number of redactions that DOJ, FBI, and other agencies have made in these documents have prevented 9/11 families and the American people from receiving adequate transparency and important access to the information the federal government has about the 9/11 terrorist attacks,” the senators wrote in the earlier letter. “While classification of certain information is important, there is a strong public interest in disclosure of all information relating to the worst terrorist attacks that have taken place on American soil.”

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At the end of the letter, the senators emphasize they want a briefing set up by this Thursday, Sept. 14, in which officials provide the committee with the unredacted documents and provide an explanation as to why any other materials continue to be blocked.

“Should DOJ and the FBI fail to provide the briefing and continue to fail to provide the requested unredacted documents by this deadline, the Subcommittee will be forced to consider the use of the other tools at its disposal to ensure compliance,” the senators threatened.