Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023
- Introduced Mar 29
- Committee Mar 29
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- Passed House Not yet
- To President Not yet
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Where it stands
In committee, Mar 29, 2023Next: Senate vote
1309d ago Mar 29, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023
Full summary1 paragraphs
This bill allows a state or federal correctional facility to operate a jamming system to interfere with cellphone signals within inmate housing facilities.
Library of Congress summary, Mar 29, 2023
Summary versions
- Introduced in SenateMar 29, 2023
Actions
- SenateIntroduced in SenateMar 29, 2023
- SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Mar 29, 2023
Bill record
Text versions1
- Introduced in SenateMar 29, 2023PDF: Introduced in Senate
Committees1
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeReferred To Mar 29, 2023
Sponsor and cosponsors8 cosponsors
- Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)Sponsor, Mar 29, 2023
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)OriginalJoined Mar 29, 2023
- James Lankford (R-OK)OriginalJoined Mar 29, 2023
- John Kennedy (R-LA)OriginalJoined Mar 29, 2023
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)OriginalJoined Mar 29, 2023
- Mike Braun (R-IN)OriginalJoined Mar 29, 2023
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)Joined Jul 25, 2023
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)Joined Sep 21, 2023
- James Risch (R-ID)Joined Sep 18, 2024
Amendments0
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Titles2
Short titles
- Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023Short Title(s) as Introduced
Official titles
- A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
Subjects1
Policy area
Related bills2
- H.R. 2380 118th, Identical bill Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023
- S. 4699 117th, Reintroduction of Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2022
Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.