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August 10, 2026

Should the Senate set claim deadlines and add outreach for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program?

Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026 (S. 3897)

Claims for death, disability and education benefits for public safety officers hurt or killed on duty, and their survivors, would get set notification and decision deadlines.

Requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance to flag missing claim information within 90 days
Requires an eligibility decision within 270 days of a completed claim, with some exceptions
Requires use of subpoena authority if a public agency withholds needed records for 30 days

Senate Bill

August 31, 2026

Should the Senate pass the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act?

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act (S. 307)

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Federal prison staff would get new protections from sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated people, through national standards and a required set of fixes.

Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to adopt national standards for preventing, reducing, and punishing this conduct
Requires the Bureau of Prisons to fully implement the DOJ Inspector General's recommendations from its report
Requires DOJ and its component agencies to assess and respond to incidents of this kind

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Should the Senate set claim deadlines and add outreach for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program?

Should the Senate pass the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act?

Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Bills

Should Congress pass the GUARD Act?

Should Congress make it a federal crime under the Espionage Act to engage in certain activities related to obtaining, receiving, or transmitting video of national defense information?

Should Congress pass the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act.?

Should Congress pass the COP Act?

Should Congress increase the requirements the government must meet to obtain a nondisclosure order (NDO) under the Stored Communications Act (SCA)?

Should Congress create new federal crimes related to transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion?

Should Congress expand civil remedies for the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images (i.e., nonconsensual pornography)?

Should Congress establish a grant program to combat auto theft and stolen automobile trafficking?

Should Congress direct the Department of Justice to establish the Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a plausible and prompt pathway to cannabis regulation?

Should Congress generally require an individual to obtain a license before purchasing, receiving, or possessing a firearm?

Should Congress broaden the scope of prohibited conduct?

Should Congress limit the consideration of acquitted conduct (e.g., conduct underlying criminal charges for which an individual was found not guilty) by a federal court at sentencing?

Should Congress relax federal sentencing laws for drug offenses in certain situations and for offenses committed by juveniles?

Should Congress prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check?

Should Congress prohibit no-knock warrants, which generally permit law enforcement officers to enter a premises without first identifying their authority and purpose?

Should Congress criminalize threats to distribute child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress?

Should Congress establish a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm?

Should Congress pass the SAFE Act?

Should Congress establish new criminal offenses for violent conduct against judicial officers and law enforcement officers?

Should Congress pass the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2025?

Should Congress expand the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm?

Should the Senate express support for the designation of November 20-December 20, 2025, as National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month?

Should Congress establish new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals)?

Should Congress remove limitations on the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to conduct activities related to the administration of federal firearms laws?

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