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A bill to establish a board if inquiry to review the activities of United States intelligence, law enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Introduced: December 18, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Establishes the Board of Inquiry into the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks. Directs the Board to study matters relating to the attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York and the Pentagon and the hijackings which preceded the attacks to determine what systemic problems in the collection, analysis, or dissemination of intelligence or in the intelligence, law enforcement, and other elements of the Government with responsibility for intelligence-related matters or counter-terrorism need to be corrected to prevent further attacks.
What's happening now December 18, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 18, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1837: A bill to establish a board if inquiry to review the activities of United States intelligence, law enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1837/
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"S. 1837: A bill to establish a board if inquiry to review the activities of United States intelligence, law enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1837/.
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S. 1837, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1837/.
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