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S. 307 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 · Became law
What does this mean?

Federal prison employees, including correctional officers, sometimes face sexual harassment or sexual assault from the people incarcerated in their facilities. The bill directs the Department of Justice, the part of the federal government that runs federal law enforcement and oversees the federal prison system, to create nationwide standards for preventing, reducing, and punishing this kind of misconduct when it is aimed at prison staff. It also requires the Bureau of Prisons, the DOJ agency that operates federal prisons, to fully carry out the recommendations in an earlier report by the Justice Department's Inspector General, an internal watchdog office that reviews how the department is doing its work. That report examined how the Bureau of Prisons has handled sexual harassment and assault committed by inmates against staff. The summary does not spell out what those standards or recommendations will contain, so the specific changes for staff and inmates would depend on how they are written and put into practice.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jan 29, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Received in House
May 5, 2025
Passed House
Aug 31, 2026
Presented to President
Sep 14, 2026
Signed by President
Sep 16, 2026
Became Law
Sep 16, 2026
Full action history (19)
Jan 29, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2025Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643; text: CR S2643)
Apr 29, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643: 2; text: CR S2643)
Apr 29, 2025Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 1, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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