US HB1954 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows a state or federal correctional facility to operate a jamming system to interfere with cellphone signals within inmate housing facilities.
Title
Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN] | Rep. William Timmons [R-SC] | Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC] | Rep. French Hill [R-AR] |
| Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] |
| Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK] | Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL] | Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB952 (Same As) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Science, technology, communications
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Science, technology, communications
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1954/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1954/BILLS-116hr1954ih.pdf |
