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H.R. 2934: Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004

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H.R. 2934: Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-07-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · 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. 353. 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.

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Official title

Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004

Plain summary

Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to apply the death penalty or life imprisonment for a terrorist offense that results in the death of a person. Makes an individual or corporation who is convicted of a terrorist offense ineligible for Federal benefits for any term of years or for life. Includes "terrorist offenses resulting in death" among the aggravating factors for homicide which are used in determining whether a death sentence is justified. Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to make the death penalty available in certain air piracy cases occurring before enactment of the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 but after enactment of the Antihijacking Act of 1974. Narrows the language of "especially heinous, cruel, or depraved" by requiring that the act involved torture or serious physical abuse to the victim.

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Official text

Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · 84 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2934, Terrorist Panalties Enhancement Act of 2004 (2004-06-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2934, Terrorist Panalties Enhancement Act of 2004 (2004-06-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 24 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2934 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108