H.R. 3353

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3353 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3353 To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Ms. Lee of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act''. SEC. 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)''. SEC. 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. <all>