2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB286: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize false communications to cause an emergency response, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
1/9/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
David Kustoff
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
John Rutherford
Republican
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat
Henry Cuellar
Democrat
Seth Magaziner
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Mike Ezell
Republican
Laurel Lee
Republican
John James
Republican
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Brandon Gill
Republican
Stephanie Bice
Republican
Harriet Hageman
Republican
Pat Harrigan
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Eugene Vindman
Democrat
Riley Moore
Republican
Andrew Ogles
Republican
August Pfluger
Republican