H.R. 4804 · 114th Congress
Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sean Maloney
- Introduced
- 2016-03-17
- Latest action
- 2016-04-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016
This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation to create a task force to combat swatting.
It defines swatting as an activity that uses the mail, telephone, or another instrument of interstate or foreign commerce to willfully make a threat or maliciously and knowingly convey false information with the intent to trigger an emergency law enforcement response.