Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 17, 2016)
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.
What just happenedApr 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 17, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Mar 17, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 17, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House