119th Congress
H.R. 2879
Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jay Obernolte(R-CA)
- Introduced
- Apr 10, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
Added later (4)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL) · Aug 15, 2025
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA) · Sep 15, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Dec 9, 2025
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) · Mar 9, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in House