United States · Bill · S
S. 2935 (110th)
PROTECT Act of 2008
Introduced
29 April 2008
Last action
—
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Preserving Records of Terrorist & Criminal Transactions Act of 2008 or the PROTECT Act of 2008 - 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.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 April 2008
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 April 2008
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 April 2008
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2935
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2935