S 735 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-03-01· Sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.(2007-05-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) extend the prohibition against conveying false information and hoaxes to include false information and hoaxes about any federal crime of terrorism; (2) increase maximum prison terms for hoaxes involving a member of the Armed Forces during war; (3) expand civil liability provisions relating to expenses incurred by emergency personnel in responding to a hoax; and (4) extend the prohibition against mailing threatening communications to include threats against corporations or governmental entities (as well as individuals).…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 735, Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007

May 2, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2007</p>

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S. 735, Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007

May 2, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (6)

2 Democrats4 Republicans