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Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Official title: A bill to address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This act establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and component agencies to assess and respond to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff.

Specifically, the act requires DOJ to adopt national standards for the prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against correctional officers or other employees of the BOP.

Additionally, the act requires the BOP to fully implement the recommendations of the DOJ Inspector General contained in the report titled Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff.

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Timeline

  1. Library of CongressSigned by President.
  2. Became Law
  3. House floor actionsPresented to President.
  4. House floor actionsMs. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Floor Vote
  6. House floor actionsReceived in the House.
  7. SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643: 2; text: CR S2643)
  10. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  11. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  12. Introduced
  13. Committee

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