S. 2844: Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009
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S. 2844: Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-07 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009
Plain summary
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).
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Official text
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · 4 cosponsors
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John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2844.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2844 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111