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S. 736 119th Congress Senate

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Official title: A bill to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonmentSmuggling and traffickingTelephone and wireless communication
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2026
Held at the desk.
Jun 15, 2026
Received in the House.
Jun 12, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 10, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723, S2726; text: CR S2726)
Jun 10, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.
May 19, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
May 14, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Held at the desk.

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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.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 736: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-736/
MLA
"S. 736: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-736/.
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S. 736, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-736/.
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