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S 1146 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses

SORT Act of 2009

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sex Offender Registration Tips Program Act of 2009 or the SORT Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) provide grants and access to information and resources to Parents for Megan's Law, Inc., to implement the Sex Offender Registration Tips Program; and (2) ensure access by Parents for Megan's Law, Inc., to the National Crime Information Center databases operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2612 Identical bill SORT Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 27, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1146: SORT Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1146/
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"S. 1146: SORT Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1146/.
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S. 1146, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1146/.
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