United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1954 (116th)
Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019
Introduced
28 March 2019
Last action
29 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8], William Timmons, Tom Rice, J. Hill, Steve Womack, Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Frank Lucas, Bradley Byrne, Jeff Duncan
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019 This bill allows a state or federal correctional facility to operate a jamming system to interfere with cellphone signals within inmate housing facilities.
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Timeline
28 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 March 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 March 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 March 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 March 2019
Sponsors
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Sponsor
- William Timmons · R · Sponsor
- Tom Rice · R · Cosponsor
- J. Hill · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Womack · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Frank Lucas · R · Cosponsor
- Bradley Byrne · R · Cosponsor
- Jeff Duncan · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2022
- related to → Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1954
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1954
- us · 116-hr-1954 · source updated 5 December 2025