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S 1445 108th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Families Fraud Government Operations and Politics Military dependents Sentences (Criminal procedure)

A bill to provide criminal penalties for false personation of military officer for purposes of harassing military families and to clarify the false personation statute with respect to officers and…

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A bill to provide criminal penalties for false personation of military officer for purposes of harassing military families and to clarify the false personation statute with respect to officers and employees of the United States.

Introduced: July 23, 2003 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 23, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9795)
Jul 23, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit falsely pretending to be an officer or employee acting under the authority or law of the United States with intent to harass, alarm, shock, terrify, or cause mental distress to another person regarding the military status of such person's relative.

What's happening now July 23, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 23, 2003
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 23, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1445: A bill to provide criminal penalties for false personation of military officer for purposes of harassing military families and to clarify the false personation statute with respect to officers and employees of the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1445/
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"S. 1445: A bill to provide criminal penalties for false personation of military officer for purposes of harassing military families and to clarify the false personation statute with respect to officers and employees of the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1445/.
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S. 1445, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1445/.
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