United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4804 (114th)
Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016
Introduced
17 March 2016
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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Summary
Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation to create a task force to combat swatting. It defines swatting as an activity that uses the mail, telephone, or another instrument of interstate or foreign commerce to willfully make a threat or maliciously and knowingly convey false information with the intent to trigger an emergency law enforcement response.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 March 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4804
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4804