# 114-hr-4804: Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016

114-hr-4804, Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4804
- Congress: 114
- Title: Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4804 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4804)

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- [114-hr-6202: Hudson River Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6202)
- [114-hr-6201: Clean Water Healthy Communities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6201)
- [114-hr-6199: Investing in Testing Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6199)
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- [114-hr-6188: Early STEM Achievement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6188)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4804 (as of 2025-11-18).