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Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases the penalty for illegally providing a phone or similar prohibited object to inmates in a correctional facility to up to 2 years imprisonment. The bill also requires the Bureau of Prisons Director to conduct a review within one year of enactment of the bureau's policies regarding inmates who make, possess, obtain, or attempt to obtain prohibited objects in correctional facilities. Based on this review, the Director must update those policies as needed to improve protections for both incarcerated individuals and staff.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Laurel M. Lee’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $87,600
- HOSPITALITY SOUTH $13,200
- ICI HOMES $13,200
- WEATHERFORD CAPITAL $13,200
- ASHLEY FURNITURE $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Laurel M. Lee → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2025
Ms. Lee of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
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 “Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PROVISION OF A PHONE.
Section 1791(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(5) and (6), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
“(4) in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(1), imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(F) of this section;”; and
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting “, in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(2),” before
“(d)(1)(F)”.
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF POLICIES.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall—
(1) conduct a review of the policies of the Bureau of Prisons pertaining to inmates who make, possess, obtain, or attempt to make or obtain a prohibited object, as defined in section 1791(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) update those policies as needed to improve protections for incarcerated individuals and staff. <all>
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