Schools Want Accountability for Threats Act

Bill: 118-hr-6055
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced: 2023-10-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2023 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Balderson , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , and Mr. D'Esposito ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for communicating threats that target schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Schools Want Accountability for Threats Act or the SWAT Act . 2. Threats involving fire or explosives Section 844(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (e) and inserting (e)(1) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Whoever violates paragraph (1) by making a threat against, or maliciously conveying false information with respect to, a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both. . 3. Threats through the mail or interstate communications Chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 875 by adding at the end the following: (e) Whoever violates any other provision of this section by making a threat against a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both. ; and (2) in section 876 by adding at the end the following: (e) Whoever violates any other provision of this section by making a threat against a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both. . 4. False information and hoaxes Section 1038(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking and ; (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) if the information indicates that the activity has taken, is taking, or will take place in a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. .