H.R. 5590

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for communicating threats that target schools.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · September 26, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Lawler · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 5590
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Threats involving fire or explosives
  • SEC. 3. Threats through the mail or interstate communications
  • SEC. 4. False information and hoaxes

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Threats involving fire or explosives

• Section 844(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
  • by striking (e)and inserting (e)(1); and
    • 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.
  • by adding at the end the following:

SEC. 3. Threats through the mail or interstate communications

• of title 18, United States Code, is amended— Chapter 41
  • 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.
  • in section 875 by adding at the end the following:
    • 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.
  • in section 876 by adding at the end the following:

SEC. 4. False information and hoaxes

• Section 1038(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
  • in subparagraph (B) by striking ;
  • in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
    • 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.
  • by adding at the end the following: