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Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
S. 736 To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Increases the penalty for bringing a phone or other prohibited communication device into a correctional facility under section 1791(a)(1) to imprisonment for not more than 2 years.
- Clarifies penalties for violations of section 1791(a)(2) relating to prohibited objects in correctional facilities.
- Requires the Bureau of Prisons Director to review and update, within one year, policies relating to inmates who make, possess, or obtain prohibited objects in order to improve protections for incarcerated individuals and staff.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
17 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (10)
- Jun 15, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
- Jun 15, 2026 Received in the House. · house
- Jun 12, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Jun 10, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723, S2726; text: CR S2726) · senate
- Jun 10, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 19, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410. · senate
- May 19, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. · senate
- May 14, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
- Feb 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Committee action
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Business meeting to consider S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, S.736, to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, S.825, to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, S.4394, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, S.3897, to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits, S.1890, to establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, S.3041, to allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and the nominations of Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, Anthony W. Mattivi, and Anthony J. Powell, each to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, Timothy VerHey, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, James Arnott, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri, Jack Chambers, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, and Jason Holt, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma, all of the Department of Justice.
- Business meeting to consider S.1572, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute, S.3062, to require artificial intelligence chatbots to implement age verification measures and make certain disclosures, S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, S.736, to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, S.825, to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, S.4394, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and the nominations of Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, Anthony W. Mattivi, and Anthony J. Powell, each to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, Kathleen S. Lane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, Evan Rikhye, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, and Kenneth Sorenson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Timothy VerHey, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, James Arnott, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri, Jack Chambers, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, Jason Holt, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Johnson TeeHee II, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, all of the Department of Justice.
Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Graham, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
May 19, 2026
Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment
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. Calendar No. 410
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 736
A BILL
To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
May 19, 2026
Reported without amendment
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