119-s1137

[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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