Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4811 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4811 To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the use of cell-site simulators, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2025 Mr. Lieu (for himself and Mr. McClintock) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the use of cell-site simulators, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CELL-SITE SIMULATOR USE. (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 205 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 3119. Cell-site simulators ``(a) Prohibition of Use.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (d), it shall be unlawful-- ``(A) for any individual or entity to knowingly use a cell-site simulator in the United States; or ``(B) for an element of the intelligence community to use a cell-site simulator outside the United States if the subject of the surveillance is a United States person. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to authorize a law enforcement agency of a governmental entity to use a cell-site simulator outside the United States. ``(b) Penalty.--Any individual or entity that vio