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S. 1749 · 111th Congress

Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010

Law · 111-225 · Aug 10, 2010
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5 cosponsors · 3 D, 2 R

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  1. Senate Introduced Oct 5, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Apr 13, 2010
  3. House Passed Jul 20, 2010
  4. Senate Changes resolved Jul 28, 2010
  5. President To the President Jul 29, 2010
  6. President Signed Aug 10, 2010
  7. Law Aug 10, 2010

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Aug 10, 2010

(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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010

Also known as: Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009

Latest action (Aug 10, 2010): Became Public Law No: 111-225.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 5, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Oct 5, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Apr 13, 2010
  3. House Passed Jul 20, 2010
  4. Senate Changes resolved Jul 28, 2010
  5. President To the President Jul 29, 2010
  6. President Signed Aug 10, 2010
  7. Law Aug 10, 2010

No recorded floor vote found.