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H.R. 1678: Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

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H.R. 1678: Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

Plain summary

Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2003 - 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.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1678, Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004 (2004-05-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1678, Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004 (2004-05-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108