Bill · HR
H.R. 286 (119th)
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025
Original
Introduced
9 January 2025
Last action
9 January 2025 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8], John Rutherford, Jared Moskowitz, Henry Cuellar, Seth Magaziner, Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4], Laurel Lee, John James, Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26], Stephanie Bice, Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large], Pat Harrigan, Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6], Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2], Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5], August Pfluger, Roger Williams, Jefferson Shreve, Jay Obernolte, Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23], Russell Fry, Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Laura Gillen, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Dave Min, Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Subjects
Healthcare, Crime and Law Enforcement
Source updated
4 March 2026
Healthcare · Crime and Law Enforcement
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 ).
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Timeline
9 January 2025
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 9 January 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 January 2025
Sponsors
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Sponsor
- John Rutherford · R · Sponsor
- Jared Moskowitz · D · Sponsor
- Henry Cuellar · D · Sponsor
- Seth Magaziner · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Laurel Lee · R · Sponsor
- John James · R · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Panetta · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Bice · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Pat Harrigan · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- August Pfluger · R · Cosponsor
- Roger Williams · R · Cosponsor
- Jefferson Shreve · R · Cosponsor
- Jay Obernolte · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Russell Fry · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Laura Gillen · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Dave Min · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/286
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/286
- us · 119-hr-286 · source updated 4 March 2026