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S. 736

Introduced

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Sponsor
RChuck Grassley· Iowa
Introduced
February 26, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Held at the desk.June 15, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 736 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 736

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

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.

Passed the Senate June 10, 2026.

Attest:

Secretary.
119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 736

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a 
correctional facility, and for other purposes.

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