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S 5284 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Smuggling and trafficking Telephone and wireless communication

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Ossoff, Jon Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Sep 27, 2024
Held at the desk.
Sep 27, 2024
Received in the House.
Sep 26, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 25, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6415; text: CR S6415)
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now September 27, 2024

Held at the desk.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5284: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5284/
MLA
"S. 5284: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5284/.
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S. 5284, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5284/.
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