HR 868 · in committee · significant
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Department of Justice to create national standards to prevent and reduce sexual harassment and assault against prison staff.
- Correctional officers and other Bureau of Prisons employees are affected by these new safety standards.
- The bill mandates adoption of standards but does not specify appropriations or implementation deadlines.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What specific behaviors or incidents would the national standards need to address to be effective at reducing sexual harassment in prisons?
- 02
How should prisons fund and implement these new safety standards if the bill does not allocate dedicated resources or set deadlines?
- 03
What evidence shows that national standards can reduce sexual assault against staff compared to current state and local approaches?
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Sponsor · R-FL-15
Laurel M. Lee
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-31
Joining the bill

Jared Moskowitz
D-FL-23

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24

Troy E. Nehls
R-TX-22

Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14

Steve Cohen
D-TN-9

Daniel S. Goldman
D-NY-10

Barry Moore
R-AL-1

Ashley Hinson
R-IA-2

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
R-IA-1

Don Bacon
R-NE-2

Jay Obernolte
R-CA-23

Brandon Gill
R-TX-26
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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