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S.735: Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced March 1, 2007
- Latest Major Action May 4, 2007
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand 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) revise civil liability provisions to allow emergency personnel to seek reimbursement of expenses from the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-61.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.
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| March 1, 2007 |
Introduced in the Senate by Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) |