Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3749
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2015-10-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <b>Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly: (1) interfere with a radio frequency used by emergency response providers in their official capacity; or (2) obstruct, hinder, or delay a transmission over any such frequency. </p> <p>A person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, this provision is subject to fines and/or up to 10 years in prison.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3749 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers prohibited (a) Prohibition Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370. Communication frequencies used by emergency response providers (a) Offense Whoever knowingly— (1) interferes in any way with the working or use of a communication frequency; or (2) obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any communication over any such communication frequency, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term communication frequency means any radio frequency used by emergency response providers in their official capacity; and (2) the term emergency response providers has the meaning given such term in section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 65 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370. Communications frequencies used by emergency response providers. .