The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
S 307 Signed into law

Sponsored by Marsha Blackburn (R)

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the Bureau of Prisons to adopt standards addressing sexual assault and harassment of staff by incarcerated people.

Tradeoff

Mandates the Bureau of Prisons implement recommendations from a 2023 DOJ Inspector General report on inmate-on-staff sexual assault within 90 days. The Attorney General must adopt national prevention and punishment standards within one year of receiving updated data analysis.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on April 29, 2025. The House passed it 376-8 on August 31, 2026, and it was signed into law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 29, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Jan 29, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 29, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Apr 29, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(May 5, 2025)

  6. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #284 · Aug 31, 2026)

    376 yeanay 8

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 14, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Sep 16, 2026)

Final passage· Aug 31, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027