Swatting Registry Best Practices Act

This bill would require the U.S. Attorney General, working with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to issue guidance within one year on best practices for state, tribal, territorial, and local governments that set up voluntary "swatting registries." Swatting is making a false emergency report to trigger an armed police response at someone's address. The guidance would cover who can sign up, what data is collected, how dispatchers use the information, officer training, privacy protections, and data retention. The guidance would be posted on the Department of Justice website, and the Attorney General could provide technical assistance and use existing grant programs to support jurisdictions. The bill does not create a federal registry or require any local government to set one up.

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Sponsors

• James R. Walkinshaw Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors