Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Bill: 118-s-5284
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2024-09-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Smuggling and trafficking

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-27
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-09-25
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases federal criminal penalties for providing or attempting to provide a cell phone to an individual who is incarcerated at a prison.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5284 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act . 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) . 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.

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5284 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act . 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) . 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 September 25, 2024. Secretary