Bill · S
S. 38 (119th)
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025
Original
Introduced
9 January 2025
Last action
9 January 2025 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Subjects
Healthcare, Crime and Law Enforcement
Source updated
10 August 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 January 2025
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 January 2025
Sponsors
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/38
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/38
- us · 119-s-38 · source updated 10 August 2026