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HR 1772 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Emergency communications systems First responders and emergency personnel Fraud offenses and financial crimes Postal service

Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Kustoff, David Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019

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.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1772: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1772/
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"H.R. 1772: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1772/.
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H.R. 1772, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1772/.
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[H.R. 1772: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1772/)
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