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S. 1749: Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners.
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Introduced : Mon, Oct 5, 2009
Sponsor : Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (CA [D])
Status : enacted Tue, Aug 10, 2010

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Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (MN [D]) Tue, Dec 15, 2009
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. (UT [R]) Tue, Oct 13, 2009
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon (RI [D]) Wed, Oct 21, 2009
Sen. Grassley, Charles E. (IA [R]) Mon, Oct 5, 2009
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (LA [D]) Tue, Oct 6, 2009
Actions
DateTypeDescriptionResult
1/1/0001 action Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10112)
1/1/0001 action Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
1/1/0001 calendar Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
1/1/0001 action Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
1/1/0001 calendar Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.
1/1/0001 action Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1/1/0001 action The committee reported amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
1/1/0001 vote Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. pass
1/1/0001 action Received in the House.
1/1/0001 action Message on Senate action sent to the House.
1/1/0001 action Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
1/1/0001 action Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
1/1/0001 action Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
1/1/0001 action Considered under suspension of the rules.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1749.
1/1/0001 vote On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. pass
1/1/0001 action Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1/1/0001 action Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
1/1/0001 action Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.
1/1/0001 topresident Cleared for White House.
1/1/0001 action Message on Senate action sent to the House.
1/1/0001 topresident Presented to President.
1/1/0001 signed Signed by President.
1/1/0001 enacted Became Public Law No: 111-225.
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Committee Assignments
CommitteeSubCommitteeActivity
Senate Judiciary Referral, Markup, Reporting
House Judiciary Referral
House Judiciary Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Referral
Subject Terms
Crime and law enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Telephone and wireless communication
Related Legislative
Amendments
S.AMDT.3722 (Status:Pass)
To require a GAO study of cell phone use in prisons.
Titles Assigned
TypeASTitle
short introduced Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009
short passed house Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010
short reported to senate Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010
short passed senate Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010
short enacted Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010
official introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners.

SUMMARY:

8/10/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to include a phone or other device provided by a commercial mobile service as a "prohibited object" the provision of which to, or the possession of which by, a federal prisoner is prohibited. Directs the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress within one year after the enactment of this Act on a study of: (1) telephone rates within federal prisons, to include information on interstate, intrastate, and collect calls made by prisoners; (2) state and federal efforts to prevent the smuggling of cell phones and other wireless devices into prisons; and (3) cell phone use by inmates in selected state and federal prisons. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
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