House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-197
To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jun 25, 2002.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 9, 2001
- Committee actionNov 15, 2001
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2001 · 381–36
- Passed SenateJun 14, 2002 · 83–1
- Resolving differencesJun 18, 2002
- To the PresidentJun 18, 2002
- Became lawJun 25, 2002
Latest action: Jun 25, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-197.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3275.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3275, A bill to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression . . .” on November 27, 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 27, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13419
- CBO publication date
- November 27, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3275, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53c26669f2c2f2102d1dac468eedac58a35a5135bbad3008b3d0a598ea032ec4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3275, A bill to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression . . .” on November 27, 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 27, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13419
- CBO publication date
- November 27, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3275, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53c26669f2c2f2102d1dac468eedac58a35a5135bbad3008b3d0a598ea032ec4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3275, An act to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of . . .” on June 24, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 18, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13781
- CBO publication date
- June 24, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3275, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53c26669f2c2f2102d1dac468eedac58a35a5135bbad3008b3d0a598ea032ec4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3275, An act to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of . . .” on June 24, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 18, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13781
- CBO publication date
- June 24, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3275, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53c26669f2c2f2102d1dac468eedac58a35a5135bbad3008b3d0a598ea032ec4
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. 107-307 ↗. 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/307
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3275, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
53c26669f2c2f2102d1dac468eedac58a35a5135bbad3008b3d0a598ea032ec4
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
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- H.R. 3482 (107th) Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002
- H.R. 3209 (107th) Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2001
- 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.