PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB1772
This legislation would further penalize cases of 'Swatting' where false reports to police are meant to harm others.
Legislation Overview
Title: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Civil actions and liability: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Emergency communications systems: First responders and emergency personnel: Fraud offenses and financial crimes: Postal service
Description: 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.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 3, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1772/all-info
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: David Kustoff (R)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 3 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| House | Mar 14 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Mar 14 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 2 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Votes
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