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H.R. 7362: Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2022

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H.R. 7362: Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-01 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2022

Plain summary

Detective Brian Simonsen Memorial Act of 2022 or the Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2022 This bill sets out requirements to prevent the sale of stolen smartphones. Specifically, a commercial provider of mobile or data services may not knowingly provide its services on a smartphone that has been reported stolen by an authorized user. When a user makes such a report, the bill further requires that the provider transmit the report to a central registry of stolen smartphones. Providers may not provide their services on a smartphone that is included in the registry. Additionally, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell a smartphone if its mobile device identification number (i.e., a number or signal that identifies a specific device) is listed as stolen on the registry; or remove, obliterate, tamper with, or alter the mobile device identification number, including by facilitating such conduct through hardware or software. Violators are subject to a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill also requires any smartphone manufactured for the U.S. market to have (1) a mobile device identification number, or (2) anti-theft functionality that is available to the consumer at no cost.

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Official text

Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] reported raising $4.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7362 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117