HR 10129 — Stamps for Staying Connected Act of 2026

Summary

The bill requires the Bureau of Prisons Director to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates (those without funds for postage) beginning within 6 months of enactment.
The stamps may be used for any type of mail, including legal proceedings and administrative remedy filings.
The Director is limited to providing no more than 5 stamps per week to each inmate, and stamps cannot be accumulated after the week they are issued.
The limitation on stamps does not apply to mail pertaining to legal proceedings or administrative remedy filings.
The stamps are in first-class, domestic, 1-ounce denomination only.
The provision of stamps is subject to availability of appropriated funds and the Director may impose additional restrictions to prevent abuse.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Meng, Grace (D-NY) [#6]

5 cosponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC) [At-large]
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. (D-NY) [#9]
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D-CA) [#37]
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. (D-NY) [#7]
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D-NJ) [#12]

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Grace Meng’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

GOLDMAN SACHS $10,100
CAPITAL GROUP $10,100
NAVISTONE LLC $6,600
KANG HUA ADULT DAYCARE CENTER INC $6,600
CRYSTAL WINDOW & DOOR SYSTEMS LTD $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Grace Meng → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Aug 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
Aug 20, 2026 Introduced in House

Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Aug 20, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 20, 2026

Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Norton, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Stamps for Staying Connected Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF POSTAGE STAMPS BY DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.

(a) In General.—Beginning on the date that is not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice (hereinafter referred to as the “Director”) shall, to the extent provided in advance in annual appropriations Acts, provide postage stamps to any inmate who has neither funds nor sufficient postage and who wishes to mail any matter (including any mail pertaining to a legal proceeding and any other mail).

(b) Restrictions.—The Director shall impose such restrictions as the Director may determine appropriate on the provision of postage stamps under subsection (a) to prevent abuse, including the accumulation of stamps for unauthorized exchanges between inmates. Such restrictions may include the following:

(1) The Director may not provide more than 5 stamps each week to an inmate, and such stamps may not be collected after the week they are made available. The limitation under this paragraph does not apply in the case of any stamp for mail pertaining to a legal proceeding or an administrative remedy filing.

(2) The stamps provided may only be in the denomination for first-class, domestic, 1-ounce mailing. <all>

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