US Congress Senate Bill 1749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on August 10 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-08-10 - Became Public Law No: 111-225.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-08-10		Became Public Law No: 111-225.
2010-08-10		Signed by President.
2010-07-29		Presented to President.
2010-07-29		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2010-07-28		Cleared for White House.
2010-07-28		Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6456; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S6456)
2010-07-21		Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
2010-07-20		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2010-07-20		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5791)
2010-07-20		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1749.
2010-07-20		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5791-5792)
2010-07-20		Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2010-06-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2010-04-14		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2010-04-14		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2010-04-14		Received in the House.
2010-04-13		Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2248)
2010-04-13		S.AMDT.3722 Amendment SA 3722 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2010-04-13		S.AMDT.3722 Amendment SA 3722 proposed by Senator Brown OH for Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S2248; text: CR S2248)To require a GAO study of cell phone use in prisons.
2010-04-13		The committee reported amendments were agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2248)
2010-04-13		Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2248)
2010-02-02		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.
2010-02-02		Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
2010-01-28		Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2009-10-05		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10112)
2009-10-05		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10112)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1749/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1749/BILLS-111s1749is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1749/BILLS-111s1749rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1749/BILLS-111s1749es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1749/BILLS-111s1749eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1749/BILLS-111s1749enr.pdf