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Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025

S. 1137 Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) In committee
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  1. Introduced Mar 26
  2. Committee Mar 26
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Mar 26, 2025Next: Senate vote
581d ago Mar 26, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary

This bill prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from stopping state or federal correctional facilities from using jamming equipment to block wireless communications from contraband devices or to or from inmates. It defines key terms and sets conditions for such use.

Sec. 2, Limitation on FCC authority: The FCC cannot prohibit a state or federal correctional facility from operating a jamming system within the facility to block wireless communications to or from contraband devices or inmates. The jamming must be limited to the facility's housing areas. For state facilities, the state must pay all costs. Before using the system, the facility must consult with local law enforcement and public safety officials, and notify the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.

Summary of the bill text as introduced in Senate (Mar 26, 2025), generated by SecBot from the official bill text; the Library of Congress summary is not yet published.

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