Congress 107 - HR 3209 - Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2001

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Biological weapons Chemical warfare Chemical weapons Civil actions and liability Compensation for victims of crime Costs Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Damages EBB Terrorism Emergency Management Emergency medical services Fines (Penalties) Fraud Health Informers International Affairs Law Liability (Law) Nuclear terrorism Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapons Sentences (Criminal procedure) Terrorism Weapons of mass destruction

Full Text

View Full Bill Text

Votes

Summary

Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for engaging in conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information that may reasonably be believed and that concerns an activity which would violate prohibitions regarding biological weapons, chemical weapons, nuclear materials, or weapons of mass destruction.

Makes any persons who engage in such conduct jointly and severally liable to any party incurring expenses incident to any emergency or investigative response to that conduct. Directs the court to order a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense to reimburse any party incurring such expenses. Specifies that an order of reimbursement shall, for the purposes of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment.

Actions

Dec 12, 2001

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2001

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2001

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 491).
Dec 12, 2001

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 491).
Dec 12, 2001

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9309-9310)
Dec 11, 2001

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Dec 11, 2001

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3209.
Dec 11, 2001

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9189-9192; text of measure as reported in House: CR H9189)
Dec 11, 2001

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 29, 2001

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
Nov 29, 2001

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-306.
Nov 15, 2001

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 15, 2001

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 14, 2001

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 14, 2001

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 7, 2001

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Nov 1, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2001

Introduced in House

Amendments

Related Bills