H.R. 3353
119th Congress
House
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
Official title: To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3353: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3353/
"H.R. 3353: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3353/.
H.R. 3353, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3353/.
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