HR 286
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025
Summary
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025 This bill makes it a crime to intentionally convey false or misleading information in circumstances where the information may reasonably be expected to cause an emergency response and the information indicates the occurrence of criminal conduct or a threat to health or safety (commonly referred to as swatting ).
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN-8]
- Cosponsors
- 28
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Latest action
- 2025-01-09: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-01-09: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-09: Introduced in House