H.R. 2031: Anti-Swatting Act of 2015
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H.R. 2031: Anti-Swatting Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-27 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Anti-Swatting Act of 2015
Plain summary
Anti-Swatting Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to trigger a response by a law enforcement agency. Directs the court to order a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense to reimburse any law enforcement agencies or any government agencies or private not-for-profit organizations that provide fire, rescue, or emergency medical services for expenses incurred in responding to such conduct. Treats such an order of reimbursement as a civil judgment.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Anti-Swatting Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 12 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2031, Anti-Swatting Act of 2015 (2016-08-05)
Cosponsors on this site
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Norma J. Torres (D-CA)
No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2031.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2031 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114