United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 20 R · 9 D cosponsors

HR 286 — Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 29 sponsors

    1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (20 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

HR 286 aims to address issues within the judicial system.

HR 286 has been introduced to improve the functions of the judicial system. It is currently under review by the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025This 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).

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 518 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (518)

518 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 286 do?
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2025This 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).
Who sponsors HR 286?
HR 286 is sponsored by Kustoff, David (Republican), Rutherford, John H. (Republican), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Cuellar, Henry (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Ezell, Mike (Republican), Lee, Laurel M. (Republican), James, John (Republican), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Gill, Brandon (Republican), Bice, Stephanie I. (Republican), Hageman, Harriet M. (Republican), Harrigan, Pat (Republican), Cline, Ben (Republican), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Moore, Riley M. (Republican), Ogles, Andrew (Republican), Pfluger, August (Republican), Williams, Roger (Republican), Shreve, Jefferson (Republican), Obernolte, Jay (Republican), Gonzales, Tony (Republican), Fry, Russell (Republican), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Gillen, Laura (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), and Bacon, Don (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 286?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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