US Congress Senate Bill 2844 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009 - 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).

Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-07		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2844/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2844/BILLS-111s2844is.pdf