S 735 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.(2007-05-04)
Plain Language Summary
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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 OfficeS. 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>
Full CBO report ↗S. 735, Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007
May 2, 2007Cost 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