Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the chief executive officer of a state to petition the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit the installation of devices to prevent, jam, or interfere with wireless communications within the geographic boundaries of a specific prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility under his or her jurisdiction.
Requires that the device be operated on a directional basis, using all other interference-limiting capabilities available to the device, or otherwise so that the device does not interfere with wireless communications that originate and terminate outside the area of the prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility.
Requires the FCC to adopt a final rule establishing criteria for certification for the manufacture, sale, importation, and interstate shipment of such devices.
Cosponsors 54
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2009 to Jul 22, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Mar 17, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 21, 2010 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 22, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2009 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2009 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jan 15, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5792 | Kevin Brady R-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | Jul 20, 2010 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-482 | CONTRABAND CELL PHONES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACT AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF JAMMING TECHNOLOGIES56 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jul 15, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 251 | Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Oct 19, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
