House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. David Kustoff R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 7, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 7, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3913.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KUSTOFF, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 99, June 7, 2023, Page H2780):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant following: Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause. Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would penalize false communications intending to cause an emergency response.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 7, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 519 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3913, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3913
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3913, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John James (R-MI), Michael Lawler (R-NY), John Rutherford (R-FL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Brandon Williams (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Kustoff.
- H.R. 6408 (118th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.
- H.Con.Res. 89 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.Res. 894 (118th) Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world.
- H.Con.Res. 25 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of…
- H.Res. 839 (118th) Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders…
- H.R. 800 (118th) DO NOT Call Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.