S1137-119

Introduced

To provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Limitation on FCC authority. It relies on compliance mandates and definition changes. The main policy areas are Technology.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Limitation on FCC authority.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Limitation on FCC authority.

Key Policy Areas

Technology

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Limitation on FCC authority.

Policy Domains

Technology

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2025

Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Graham, Mr. Crapo, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"correctional facility" §HF966679EE4F94B019B03779555E5AB3B

a jail, prison, penitentiary, or other correctional facility

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