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(consideration: CR S2643: 2; text: CR S2643)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2026-09-16"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 119-110.","date":"2026-09-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-09-16","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":113},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Bureau of Prisons to implement a 2023 Department of Justice Inspector General report's recommendations on sexual harassment and sexual assault committed by incarcerated individuals against Bureau staff, and directs the Inspector General and the Attorney General to follow with a data analysis and national standards.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}]},"core_areas":["Bureau of Prisons implementation of Inspector General recommendations on inmate-on-staff sexual harassment and sexual assault","Inspector General data analysis of incidents and punishments","Attorney General rulemaking on national standards for prevention, reduction, and punishment"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Bureau of Prisons, within 90 days after enactment, to fully implement each recommendation in the Inspector General's 2023 report on sexual harassment and sexual assault committed by inmates toward staff.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}},{"text":"Requires the Bureau, if it has not fully implemented each recommendation by that deadline, to report to Congress with an explanation of the failure and a detailed timeline for full implementation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}},{"text":"Requires the Inspector General to request, and the Bureau to provide, updated data on the number and prevalence of incidents perpetrated by incarcerated individuals against Bureau correctional officers or other employees during fiscal years 2022 through 2025.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}},{"text":"Requires the Inspector General to analyze that data and give Congress and the Attorney General the analysis and any additional recommendations, including whether the Bureau has taken sufficient steps to identify and mitigate such incidents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}},{"text":"Requires the Inspector General's analysis to cover punishments for sexual harassment and sexual assault in Bureau facilities, including data on their use during the 5 years before enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}},{"text":"Requires the Attorney General, within 1 year after receiving the analysis, to issue a rule adopting national standards for prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault by an incarcerated individual against a correctional officer or other Bureau employee.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr#idfb8003b948c34ec08ca1fb27ecb7429c:~:text=3.%20Addressing%20sexual%20harassment%20and%20sexual%20assault"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"desk"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-s-307.png","v":"8eba887ee6cd","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 307, 119th Congress: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act. House: 376 Yea, 8 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 16 Sep 2026."}}