Calling for accountability and justice for the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.
- Last Action
- 3/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-03 (00)
Anti-Swatting Act of 2019
This bill increases penalties for the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller-identification information with the intent to trigger an emergency response by (1) a government law-enforcement agency; (2) a government agency or nonprofit organization that provides fire, rescue, or emergency medical services; or (3) a public-safety answering point (i.e., a facility that has been designated to receive emergency calls and route them to emergency service personnel). Specifically, the bill provides for imprisonment, the imposition of additional criminal fines, or both.
The court shall order a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense to reimburse any such entity for expenses incurred in responding to such conduct. The bill treats such an order of reimbursement as a civil judgment.
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Telephone and wireless communication
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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