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S 1047 118th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023

Introduced: March 29, 2023 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023

This bill allows a state or federal correctional facility to operate a jamming system to interfere with cellphone signals within inmate housing facilities.

What's happening now March 29, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2380 Identical bill Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    for T-MOBILE USA, INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
  • BRIMLEY GROUP INC.
    for CORRECTIONAL LEADERS ASSOC. (F.K.A. ASSOC. OF STATE CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS) · Idaho · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 18, 2024
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 21, 2023
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Mar 29, 2023
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Mar 29, 2023
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 29, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1047: Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1047/
MLA
"S. 1047: Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1047/.
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S. 1047, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1047/.
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[S. 1047: Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1047/)
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