Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Latest action · Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2025 to Apr 15, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Nov 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Apr 15, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
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