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Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Latest action (Jun 15, 2026) Held at the desk.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal Justice
Legislative subjects (3)
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentSmuggling and traffickingTelephone and wireless communication

Summary
  • Increases the criminal penalty for providing prohibited items (such as phones) in correctional facilities to up to 2 years imprisonment.
  • Requires the Bureau of Prisons to review its policies on inmates making, possessing, or obtaining prohibited items within one year of enactment.
  • Requires the Bureau of Prisons to update those policies as needed to improve protections for incarcerated individuals and staff.

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Sponsor (1)
17 cosponsors

Actions (10)
  1. Jun 15, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
  2. Jun 15, 2026 Received in the House. · house
  3. Jun 12, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  4. Jun 10, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723, S2726; text: CR S2726) · senate
  5. Jun 10, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. May 19, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410. · senate
  7. May 19, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. · senate
  8. May 14, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
  9. Feb 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  10. Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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  • HR 4465 — To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4368 — Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5300 — Department of State Policy Provisions Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5342 — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 3353 — Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 86%
  • S 4305 — Safer Prisons Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%
  • S 3960 — Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 2, 2026 · Cong. 119 62%
  • S 3089 — STOP Act · Introduced Oct 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 61%
  • S 3959 — Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 2, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%
  • S 3370 — DO NOT Call Act · Introduced Dec 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 61%

Text versions (3)
  • Engrossed in Senate · Jun 10, 2026
  • Reported to Senate · May 19, 2026
  • Introduced in Senate · Feb 26, 2025

Committee action

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Full text

AN ACT

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.

Passed the Senate June 10, 2026.

Attest:

Secretary. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 736

AN ACT

To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

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