To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to false communications about certain criminal violations, and for other purposes.
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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-306.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-306.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9189-9192; text of measure as reported in House: CR H9189)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3209.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9309-9310)
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).
Roll Call #491 (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).
Roll Call #491 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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