United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1225 (109th)
Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention Act of 2005
Introduced
10 March 2005
Last action
10 May 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention Act of 2005 or the TARR Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that if the national criminal background check system indicates that a person attempting to purchase a firearm or applying for a State permit to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm is identified as a known or suspected member of a terrorist organization in records maintained by the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security, including the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File: (1) all information related to the prospective transaction shall be automatically and immediately transmitted to the appropriate Federal and State counterterrorism officials, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) the FBI shall coordinate the response; and (3) all records generated in the course of the check that are obtained by Federal and State officials shall be retained for at least ten years.
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Timeline
10 March 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E413-414)
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 May 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 March 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← TARR Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1225
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1225
- us · 109-hr-1225 · source updated 6 December 2025