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Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Introduced: January 29, 2025 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2025
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May 1, 2025
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Apr 29, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643: 2; text: CR S2643)
Apr 29, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643; text: CR S2643)
Apr 29, 2025
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

This bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and component agencies to assess and respond to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff.

Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to adopt national standards for the prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against correctional officers or other employees of the BOP.

Additionally, the bill requires the BOP to fully implement the recommendations of the DOJ Inspector General contained in the report titled Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff.

What's happening now May 5, 2025

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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