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Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act This bill increases federal criminal penalties for providing or attempting to provide a cell phone to an individual who is incarcerated at a prison.
Action Timeline
2025-02-26
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-26
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.736 pass?
S.736 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 44%.
What does S.736 do?
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act This bill increases federal criminal penalties for providing or attempting to provide a cell phone to an individual who is incarcerated at a prison.
Who sponsored S.736?
S.736 was sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Full Bill Text
119 S736 IS: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act U.S. Senate 2025-02-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 736 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2025 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Ossoff , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act . 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) . 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.
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