Bills · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/29/25
  2. Passed SenatePassed 4/29/25
  3. HousePassed 8/31/26
  4. PresidentSigned 9/16/26
  5. LawPublic Law 119-110

Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on April 29, 2025. Passed the House 376–8 on August 31, 2026 (Roll Call 284 →). Became Public Law 119-110 on September 16, 2026.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 8/31/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic189 Yea · 0 Nay · 23 Not voting
  • Republican187 Yea · 8 Nay · 22 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

This act 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 act 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.

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Sponsor
Sen. Marsha Blackburn ( Republican · TN)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
1/29/25
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement

What happens next

Became Public Law 119-110.

All actions (19)
  1. 1/29/25Introduced in Senate
  2. 1/29/25Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. 4/29/25Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. 4/29/25Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643: 2; text: CR S2643)
  5. 4/29/25Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643; text: CR S2643)
  6. 5/1/25Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  7. 5/5/25Received in the House.
  8. 5/5/25Held at the desk.
  9. 8/31/26Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. 8/31/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5268-5270)
  11. 8/31/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 307.
  12. 8/31/26At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. 8/31/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5347)
  14. 8/31/26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 8 (Roll no. 284). (text: CR H5268-5269)
  15. 8/31/26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 8 (Roll no. 284). (text: CR H5268-5269)
  16. 8/31/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. 9/14/26Presented to President.
  18. 9/16/26Signed by President.
  19. 9/16/26Became Public Law No: 119-110.