S 1137 · 119th Congress

Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025

This bill would allow prisons and jails to use cellphone jamming equipment inside their facilities without needing permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Currently, the FCC prohibits jamming because it can interfere with regular cellphone service. The bill recognizes that contraband phones in c…

Sponsor

Cotton, Tom (R-Arkansas)

Introduced

2025-03-26

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.