3.0.0 4057 2023-01-11T13:29:22Z 2023-01-11T13:29:22Z House HR 2015-11-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts:H.R. 4057.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H8360]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T17:22:02Z Referred to 2015-11-18T15:01:05Z 2015-12-04 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 N M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2015-11-18 True B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2015-12-10 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-12-11 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2016-02-11 False K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2016-03-01 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2016-03-22 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2016-04-12 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-09-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Emergency planning and evacuation First responders and emergency personnel Fraud offenses and financial crimes Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Postal service Telephone and wireless communication Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-11-18 Introduced in House 2016-12-08T20:35:44Z Interstate Swatting Hoax Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use a telecommunications system, the mails, or another facility of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly report false or misleading information with the intent to cause an emergency law enforcement response.

A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

]]> Interstate Swatting Hoax Act Display Title Interstate Swatting Hoax Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal violation for using false communications with the intent to create an emergency response, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Interstate Swatting Hoax Act Introduced in House 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4057ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4057ih.xml 2015-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.