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S307Passed Senate

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-29
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
Republican · TN · Senator
Votes with party: 74.8% (814 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001243

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

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

  • Jon Ossoff (D-GA)Original· 2025-01-29
  • James C. Justice (R-WV)· 2025-02-19
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ)· 2025-02-19

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 →

Held at the desk.

2025-05-05

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryDischarged From · 2025-04-30

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeDischarged From · 2025-04-30
  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-29
  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-29

Plain-English Summary

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act This bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and component agencies to assess and respond to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff. Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to adopt national standards for the prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against correctional officers or other employees of the BOP. Additionally, the bill requires the BOP to fully implement the recommendations of the DOJ Inspector General contained in the report titled Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff .

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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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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