House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 1, 2001
- Committee actionNov 15, 2001
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2001 · 423–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 12, 2001 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3209.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3209, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2001” on November 21, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 15, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13415
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3209, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50a2bb2b6e7d48452b1ca4d2233caa3e9f494ae9b91ac40112735ecf0aefe5bf
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3209, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2001” on November 21, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 15, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 21, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13415
- CBO publication date
- November 21, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3209, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50a2bb2b6e7d48452b1ca4d2233caa3e9f494ae9b91ac40112735ecf0aefe5bf
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-306 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on November 29, 2001.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/306
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3209, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
50a2bb2b6e7d48452b1ca4d2233caa3e9f494ae9b91ac40112735ecf0aefe5bf
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3209, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Kevin Brady (R-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Mark Green (R-WI), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Ric Keller (R-FL), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Robert Scott (D-VA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), John Sweeney (R-NY), J. Watts (R-OK), Frank Wolf (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 802 (107th) Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001
- H.R. 768 (107th) Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2001
- H.R. 3275 (107th) To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on…
- H.R. 4623 (107th) Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002
- H.R. 3482 (107th) Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002
- H.R. 863 (107th) Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 2001
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.