119th Congress
H.R. 286
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- David Kustoff(R-TN)
- Introduced
- Jan 9, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (28)
Original cosponsors (7)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
Added later (21)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · Jan 31, 2025
- John James (R-MI) · Jan 31, 2025
- Brandon Gill (R-TX) · Mar 18, 2025
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY) · Mar 24, 2025
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK) · Mar 24, 2025
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC) · Mar 25, 2025
- Ben Cline (R-VA) · Mar 27, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Mar 31, 2025
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN) · Apr 1, 2025
- Riley M. Moore (R-WV) · Apr 1, 2025
- August Pfluger (R-TX) · Apr 7, 2025
- Roger Williams (R-TX) · Apr 28, 2025
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) · Jul 14, 2025
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA) · Jul 21, 2025
- G000594 · Oct 6, 2025
- Russell Fry (R-SC) · Oct 21, 2025
- Laura Gillen (D-NY) · Oct 31, 2025
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Oct 31, 2025
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Dec 1, 2025
- Dave Min (D-CA) · Dec 19, 2025
- Don Bacon (R-NE) · Mar 3, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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).
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 9, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House