119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 29, 2025
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-110.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Public Law (Sep 16, 2026) · 2 versions published
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
This act establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and component agencies to assess and respond to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff.
Specifically, the act requires DOJ 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 BOP.
Additionally, the act requires the BOP to fully implement the recommendations of the DOJ Inspector General contained in the report titled Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Aug 31, 2026 · Roll call 284 · Passed
Became Public Law No: 119-110.
Became Public Law No: 119-110.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 8 (Roll no. 284). (text: CR H5268-5269) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 8 (Roll no. 284). (text: CR H5268-5269) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5347)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 307.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5268-5270)
Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Assault and harassment offenses · Congressional oversight · Correctional facilities and imprisonment · Data collection, sharing, protection · Department of Justice · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management · Government studies and investigations · Sex offenses
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643; text: CR S2643)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643: 2; text: CR S2643)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
7 citations.
COUNCIL OF PRISON LOCALS 33 · lobbying firm or registrant: ATRIO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…t America's Workforce Act; S. 698, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025; S. 3626/H.R. 7033, Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026; S. 307, Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFGE LOCAL 4070 · lobbying firm or registrant: MODERN FORTIS LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1046 - Marc Fischer Memorial Act S. 1295 - BOP SAN Mail Act S. 736 - Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act S. 307 & H.R. 868 - Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act H.R. 2305 - Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFGE LOCAL 4070 · lobbying firm or registrant: MODERN FORTIS LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1046 - Marc Fischer Memorial Act S. 1295 - BOP SAN Mail Act S. 736 - Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act S. 307 & H.R. 868 - Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act H.R. 2305 - Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 30, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
…from a misdemeanor offense to a felony. Lobbied in opposition to removal of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioners. Lobbied in support of S. 307, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act introduced by Senator Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Ossoff (D-GA) to address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFGE LOCAL 4070 · lobbying firm or registrant: MODERN FORTIS LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1046 - Marc Fischer Memorial Act S. 1295 - BOP SAN Mail Act S. 736 - Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act S. 307 & H.R. 868 - Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act H.R. 2305 - Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…er Staff at High Security Institutions. Lobbied in opposition to removal of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioners. Lobbied in support of S. 307, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act introduced by Senator Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Ossoff (D-GA) to address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFGE LOCAL 4070 · lobbying firm or registrant: MODERN FORTIS LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 15, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
H.R. 1046 - Marc Fischer Memorial Act S. 1295 - BOP SAN Mail Act S. 736 - Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act S. 307 & H.R. 868 - Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act H.R> 2305 - Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing