# 119-hr-3577: END CELLS Act

119-hr-3577, END CELLS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3577
- Congress: 119
- Title: END CELLS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ban on unauthorized wireless devices in detention facilities.** This bill would make it illegal to provide, facilitate, or possess wireless devices or components that enable wireless connections inside U.S. detention facilities and ties those violations to civil forfeiture and criminal penalties. - People held in detention: Possessing or attempting to obtain an unauthorized wireless device would be a federal offense for people in custody. Penalties can include criminal fines up to $50,000 per violation and potential imprisonment. - Providers and facilitators: Giving or helping introduce such devices or their components can trigger civil forfeiture up to $50,000 per violation and an aggregate cap of $1 million for a single act. - Law enforcement and states: The bill preserves authorized investigative and intelligence activities by law enforcement and allows state chief legal officers to enforce state law.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Penalties for wireless devices in jails: benefit, low. This bill would make it illegal, when against a federal or state rule, to bring, give, or help bring a wireless device into a jail or prison. People held in a facility would also be barred from possessing or trying to get such a device. Civil forfeiture could be up to $50,000 per violation or per d…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3577 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3577)

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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3577 (as of 2026-04-21).