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- H.R.4804
H.R.4804: Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016
About This Bill
- Introduced March 17, 2016
- Latest Major Action April 1, 2016
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Bill 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 1, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| March 17, 2016 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| March 17, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) |