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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1137 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1137
To provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a
State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming
equipment, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 26, 2025
Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Graham, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Lankford, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hagerty, and
Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FCC AUTHORITY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission;
(2) the term ``correctional facility'' means a jail,
prison, penitentiary, or other correctional facility; and
(3) the term ``jamming system''--
(A) means a system of radio signal generating and
processing equipment and antennas designed to disrupt,
prevent, interfere with, or jam a wireless
communication into, from, or within a correctional
facility; and
(B) includes the components and functionality of a
system described in subparagraph (A), such as--
(i) antennas, cabling, and cable elements;
(ii) the installation, interconnection, and
operation of system elements, power levels, and
radio frequencies carried on the cables or fed
into antennas;
(iii) the radiation pattern of the
antennas; and
(iv) the location and orientation of the
antennas.
(b) Restriction.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or regulation, and subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may
not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from
operating a jamming system within the correctional facility to
prevent, jam, or otherwise interfere with a wireless
communication that is sent--
(A) to or from a contraband device in the facility;
or
(B) by or to an individual held in the facility.
(2) Requirements.--With respect to a jamming system
described in paragraph (1)--
(A) the operation of the system shall be limited to
the housing facilities of the correctional facility in
which the system is located;
(B) if the correctional facility that operates the
system is a State correctional facility, the State that
operates the correctional facility shall be responsible
for funding the entire cost of the system, including
the operation of the system; and
(C) the correctional facility that operates the
system shall--
(i) before implementing the system, consult
with local law enforcement agencies and other
public safety officials in the area in which
the facility is located; and
(ii) submit to the Director of the Bureau
of Prisons a notification regarding that
operation.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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