Criminal Terrorism Improvements Act of 2006
Latest action · Jul 27, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Criminal Terrorism Improvements Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment on individuals who cause the death of a person while committing a terrorist act.
Authorizes the death penalty for: (1) developing, possessing, or threatening to use radiological weapons against a person or against U.S. property; (2) causing the death of an individual by using missile systems designed to destroy aircraft, by using radiological dispersal devices, or by using the variola virus; and (3) use of atomic weapons with intent to injure the United States.
Increases criminal penalties for: (1) attempting or conspiring to kill a U.S. national; (2) engaging in physical violence with the intent to injure a U.S. national; (3) financing terrorism or concealing assets to be used for terrorist activities; and (4) providing material support to terrorists or receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization. Amends the crime of receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization to include attempts or conspiracies to receive such training.
Denies certain federal benefits to individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism.
Expands the authorization for interception of communications (wiretapping) to include all federal crimes of terrorism.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Antiaircraft missiles
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Capital punishment
- Conspiracy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic surveillance
- Evidence (Law)
- Federal aid programs
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fund raising
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Homicide
- International Affairs
- Law
- Licenses
- Life imprisonment
- Mandatory sentences
- Military training
- Nuclear terrorism
- Nuclear weapons
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Violence
- Virus diseases
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2006Introduced in House
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