U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 286
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize false communications to cause an emergency response, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- David KustoffR-TN-8
- Introduced
- January 9, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (28)
19 Republicans, 9 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Henry CuellarD-TX-28
- Mike EzellR-MS-4
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5
- Laurel M. LeeR-FL-15
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23
- John H. RutherfordR-FL-5
Signed on later
- John JamesR-MI-10January 31, 2025
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19January 31, 2025
- Brandon GillR-TX-26March 18, 2025
- Stephanie I. BiceR-OK-5March 24, 2025
- Harriet M. HagemanR-WY-ALMarch 24, 2025
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10March 25, 2025
- Ben ClineR-VA-6March 27, 2025
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7March 31, 2025
- Riley M. MooreR-WV-2April 1, 2025
- Andrew OglesR-TN-5April 1, 2025
- August PflugerR-TX-11April 7, 2025
- Roger WilliamsR-TX-25April 28, 2025
- Jefferson ShreveR-IN-6July 14, 2025
- Jay ObernolteR-CA-23July 21, 2025
- Tony GonzalesR-TX-23October 6, 2025
- Russell FryR-SC-7October 21, 2025
- Laura GillenD-NY-4October 31, 2025
- Michael LawlerR-NY-17October 31, 2025
- Thomas R. SuozziD-NY-3December 1, 2025
- Dave MinD-CA-47December 19, 2025
- Don BaconR-NE-2March 3, 2026