# 114-hr-5834: Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016

114-hr-5834, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5834
- Congress: 114
- Title: Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit commercial mobile or data service providers from providing service on smart phones that: (1) have been reported to such provider as stolen by an authorized user, or (2) are listed as stolen on the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR). When a smart phone is reported stolen to a service provider, the provider must notify the CEIR with information necessary to identify the phone. Smart phones must be equipped with: (1) preloaded antitheft functionality at no additional cost to purchasers, or be capable of downloading such functionality at no cost; and (2) a mobile device identification number. A criminal penalty is established for anyone who violates prohibitions against: (1) removing, obliterating, tampering with, or altering a smart phone's mobile device identification number; (2) using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in such identification number removal or alteration violations; or (3) selling a smart phone for which the identification number is listed as stolen on the CEIR.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5996: Halt Arms and Promote Peace in South Sudan Act
- 114-hr-5894: Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5851: Refugee Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5746: Birth Control Privacy Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5834 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5834)

## Related
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6208: Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6208)
- [114-hr-5996: Halt Arms and Promote Peace in South Sudan Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5996)
- [114-hr-5894: Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5894)
- [114-hr-5851: Refugee Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5851)
- [114-hr-5746: Birth Control Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5746)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5834 (as of 2025-11-18).