HR 286
119th 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 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English 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).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
28
R
Bacon, Don
D
Min, Dave
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Gillen, Laura
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Fry, Russell
R
Gonzales, Tony
R
Obernolte, Jay
R
Shreve, Jefferson
R
Williams, Roger
R
Pfluger, August
R
Moore, Riley M.
R
Ogles, Andrew
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
R
Cline, Ben
R
Harrigan, Pat
R
Bice, Stephanie I.
R
Hageman, Harriet M.
R
Gill, Brandon
R
James, John
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Cuellar, Henry
R
Ezell, Mike
D
Gottheimer, Josh
R
Lee, Laurel M.
D
Magaziner, Seth
D
Moskowitz, Jared
R
Rutherford, John H.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 286: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-286/
"H.R. 286: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-286/.
H.R. 286, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-286/.
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