US SB952 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation 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
| Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] |
| Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1954 (Same As) 2019-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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/senate-bill/952/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s952/BILLS-116s952is.pdf |
