S 307
Became law
Requires the Bureau of Prisons to implement a 2023 Inspector General report's recommendations on inmate sexual harassment and assault of staff, and directs the Attorney General to set national standards for preventing and punishing such conduct.
Official title: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
05-MAY-2025
Passed
31-AUG-2026
Senate
Introduced
29-JAN-2025
Referred
29-JAN-2025
Passed
29-APR-2025
President
Presented
14-SEP-2026
Signed
16-SEP-2026
Became law
16-SEP-2026
- Requires the Bureau of Prisons to fully implement the 2023 Inspector General report's recommendations within 90 days of enactment, or report to Congress with an explanation and a timeline.
- Requires the Inspector General to obtain updated data for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 on incidents against correctional officers and other Bureau employees, analyze it, and report to Congress and the Attorney General.
- Directs the Attorney General to issue a rule within one year after receiving that analysis adopting national standards for preventing, reducing, and punishing sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau staff.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 16-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Judiciary Committee (Senate)
Crime and Law Enforcement
■ 2 D■ 1 R
2 Democrats
1 Republican