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Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019

Introduced: November 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through December 15, 2027, statutory provisions that allow the government to (1) access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (2) treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers in certain instances. The bill also terminates the government's authority to access call records on an ongoing basis as part of foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Nov 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2939: Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2939/
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"S. 2939: Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2939/.
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S. 2939, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2939/.
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