H.R. 2350

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2350 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2350

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 26, 2025

Mr. Kustoff (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Scott 
Franklin of Florida, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Collins) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce

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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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