The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2024
S 5284

Sponsored by Jon Ossoff (D)

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Would have set up to 2 years in federal prison for giving a cell phone to a prisoner.

Tradeoff

Would have raised federal penalties for giving phones to prisoners. Also would have required the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to review its rules within a year.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on September 25, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Sep 25, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 25, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  3. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Sep 27, 2024)