HR 1678 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

Introduced 2003-04-08· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.(2004-05-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for engaging in conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information that may reasonably be believed and that concerns an activity which would violate prohibitions regarding biological weapons, chemical weapons, nuclear materials, or weapons of mass destruction. Makes any persons who engage in such conduct jointly and severally liable to any party incurring expenses incident to any emergency or investigative response to that conduct. Directs the court to order a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense to reimburse any party incurring such expenses. Specifies that an order of reimbursement shall, for the purposes of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1678, Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

May 17, 2004

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 12, 2004</p>

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H.R. 1678, Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

May 17, 2004

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 12, 2004

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (10)

2 Democrats8 Republicans