HR 791
114th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Telephone and wireless communication
Cell Phone Freedom Act of 2015
Introduced: February 5, 2015
Introduced by:
Griffith, H. Morgan
Republican
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 5, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Cell Phone Freedom Act of 2015
Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any government official or employee from knowingly causing a mobile device phone to be shut down without the consent of the owner or account holder of that phone or without a court order authorizing such shutdown. Prescribes penalties for violating such prohibition, including removal from employment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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