S 1137 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025

This bill allows state and federal correctional facilities (like jails and prisons) to operate cellphone jamming systems to block wireless signals used for contraband devices or by incarcerated individuals. It restricts the FCC from preventing this use, but requires jamming systems to be limited to housing areas within the facility. Facilities must fund the systems entirely themselves (if state-run), consult local law enforcement before implementation, and notify the Bureau of Prisons about operations. The law specifically targets blocking signals to/from contraband devices or inmates, not general cellphone use.
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Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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Mar 26, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Mar 26, 2025
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