S 38 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Originated Senate Sponsor Rick Scott R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2025
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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).

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 9, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalJan 9, 2025
R-ALTommy TubervilleOriginalJan 9, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 9, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 286Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025Related billJan 9, 2025
HR 286Untitled——

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in Senate

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