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S 2820 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Terrorism

PROTECT Act of 2009

Introduced: December 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 1, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Records of Terrorist & Criminal Transactions Act of 2009 or the PROTECT Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to require: (1) the retention for a minimum of 10 years of criminal background check records for known or suspected members of terrorist organizations who attempt to purchase firearms or apply for a state permit to possess, acquire, or carry firearms; and (2) the retention for at least 180 days of other criminal background check records relating to firearms purchases.

Repeals certain provisions that require the destruction within 24 hours of identifying information for individuals who legally purchase or possess firearms.

What's happening now December 1, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Dec 1, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 1, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 1, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2820: PROTECT Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2820/
MLA
"S. 2820: PROTECT Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2820/.
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S. 2820, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2820/.
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[S. 2820: PROTECT Act of 2009](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2820/)
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