Skip to main content
HR 3123 107th Congress House

Bomb Threat Responsibility Act of 2001

Official title: To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for using an instrumentality of interstate commerce to threaten to kill, injure,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for using an instrumentality of interstate commerce to threaten to kill, injure, or intimidate any individual or unlawfully to damage or destroy property by means of fire or an explosive.

Introduced: October 12, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement ArsonAssaultBombingsDestruction of property
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
EBB TerrorismMandatory sentencesMurderRecidivistsSentences (Criminal procedure)
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 12, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 12, 2001
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Bomb Threat Responsibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish minimum penalties for initial and subsequent offenses of using an instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce to threaten, or to maliciously convey false information concerning an attempt, to kill, injure, or intimidate any individual or unlawfully to damage or destroy property by means of fire or an explosive.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
LAMPSON, NICK
· Oct 12, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 12, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 12, 2001
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3123: Bomb Threat Responsibility Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3123/
MLA
"H.R. 3123: Bomb Threat Responsibility Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3123/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3123, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3123/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3123: Bomb Threat Responsibility Act of 2001](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3123/)
Report a problem