Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

119 HR 3353 IH: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3353 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Ms. Lee of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.