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Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007

Introduced: March 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 4, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.
May 4, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-61.
Apr 25, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 12, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Mar 1, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2501-2502)
Mar 1, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 perpetrator of a hoax who receives actual notice that such personnel are taking emergency or investigative actions in response to the hoax and who fails to inform one or more parties of the hoax; and (4) expand the prohibition against mailing threatening communications in the United States or to a foreign country to include threats against corporations and governmental entities (as well as individuals).

What's happening now May 4, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 12, 2007
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 12, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 735: Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-735/
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"S. 735: Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-735/.
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S. 735, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-735/.
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