The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 5062

Sponsored by Marsha Blackburn (R)

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Would have required federal prisons to carry out a 2023 watchdog report on inmate sexual assault of staff.

Tradeoff

Would have required the Justice Department (DOJ) to set national rules on sexual harassment and assault of prison staff by inmates. Would have also required the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to fix data gaps and carry out the report's recommendations.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on December 19, 2024. The bill expired with the 118th Congress without House action.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Sep 17, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Sep 17, 2024)

  3. Senate · Amended

    Senator Blackburn's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3349 · Dec 19, 2024)

    Replaces the earlier review with a requirement that the Bureau of Prisons implement the Inspector General's 2023 recommendations on staff sexual harassment and assault.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 19, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Dec 19, 2024)

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 20, 2024)