The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
S 736 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R)

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Increases prison time for smuggling cell phones to inmates to up to 2 years.

Tradeoff

Toughens penalties for prison contraband without offsetting cuts or new spending.

What's in it

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Costs $1 million over 2026-2031 for increased prison housing and care expenses.

This $1 million funds the federal Bureau of Prisons' higher costs for housing inmates serving longer sentences (up to two years instead of one) for smuggling phones, plus the cost of updating the bureau's contraband policies.

S. 736, Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act · Jun 2026

Passed the Senate by on June 10, 2026 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 26, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Feb 26, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 14, 2026)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 10, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 15, 2026)