119th Congress
H.R. 868
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Laurel M. Lee(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Jan 31, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (14)
Added later (14)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) · Jul 10, 2025
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Aug 1, 2025
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) · Aug 1, 2025
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX) · Aug 12, 2025
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Sep 4, 2025
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) · Sep 18, 2025
- Barry Moore (R-AL) · Oct 3, 2025
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA) · Oct 8, 2025
- Don Bacon (R-NE) · Nov 17, 2025
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) · Nov 17, 2025
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA) · Nov 18, 2025
- Brandon Gill (R-TX) · Nov 20, 2025
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) · Mar 5, 2026
- Russell Fry (R-SC) · Apr 15, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice 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 Bureau of Prisons.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 31, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House