# 119-s-1137: Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025

119-s-1137, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1137
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Allows prisons and jails to run cellphone jammers inside inmate housing and limits the FCC's ability to block that use.** The bill would define what a jamming system is and confine its operation to the facility's housing areas. - People held in the facility: Wireless communications sent to or from contraband devices and communications by or to individuals held in the facility could be blocked inside housing areas. - Correctional facility operators: State and federal facilities would be allowed to operate jamming systems. If a facility is run by a State, the State must pay the full cost to buy and run the system. - Local public safety and federal prison officials: Facilities must consult local law enforcement and other public safety officials before using a system and must notify the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. - Federal regulators: The bill would limit the Federal Communications Commission's power to prevent state or federal facilities from operating these jammers.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow prisons to jam cell signals: benefit, low. This bill would bar the FCC from stopping State or Federal prisons and jails from operating jamming systems inside the facility. The systems would be used only to block wireless messages to or from contraband devices or by or to people held there. Jamming would be limited to the housing areas where…

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- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
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## Sources
- [119-s-1137 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1137)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-1715: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1715)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1137 (as of 2026-09-10).