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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009

H.R. 560Introduced Jan 15, 2009Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 16, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

54 cosponsors — 43 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 54 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Brian Baird (D-WA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Marion Berry (D-AR), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-8 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.