119th Congress
S. 2985
Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Introduced
- Oct 8, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Added later (1)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) · Oct 9, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2025
This bill establishes a framework to prohibit correctional institutions at the federal and state levels from housing inmates of one biological sex with inmates of the other biological sex.
Specifically, the federal Bureau of Prisons may not co-locate inmates in detention facilities if they are not of the same biological sex, other than on a temporary basis that does not include overnight housing. States must certify that they have implemented the same requirements for their detention facilities in order to receive funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 8, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Oct 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate