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S 481 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Financial crises and stabilization Fraud offenses and financial crimes Law enforcement officers

FBI Priorities Act of 2009

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2484)
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FBI Priorities Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 to fund 1,000 additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents to investigate financial crimes.

What's happening now February 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 481: FBI Priorities Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-481/
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"S. 481: FBI Priorities Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-481/.
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S. 481, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-481/.
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