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HR2879Referred to Committee

Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-10
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jay Obernolte
Jay Obernolte
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.5% (657 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/O000019

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)Original· 2025-04-10
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2025-04-10
  • Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)Original· 2025-04-10
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-08-15
  • Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-09-15
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-12-09
  • Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)· 2026-03-09

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-04-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-04-10

Plain-English Summary

Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025 This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to (1) complete (through an external entity) a comprehensive review of staffing across the BOP, and (2) implement a plan for filling vacancies.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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