Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025

This bill would let prisons and jails use cellphone jamming systems inside inmate housing areas. It says the FCC cannot stop a state or federal correctional facility from running a jammer to block wireless messages to or from contraband phones, or to or from people held in the facility. The jamming must stay within the housing parts of the facility. Before turning it on, the facility has to talk with local law enforcement and other public safety officials, and it must notify the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. If a state prison uses a jammer, the state has to pay all costs to buy and operate it.

Key points:

• Who is affected: State and federal prisons and jails; people held in those facilities; local public safety officials.
• What changes: The FCC could not block these facilities from using jammers; use is limited to inmate housing areas; state facilities must cover all costs; consultation and federal notification are required before use.
• When: No specific start date is stated in the text provided.