# 119-hr-1046: Marc Fischer Memorial Act

119-hr-1046, Marc Fischer Memorial Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1046
- Congress: 119
- Title: Marc Fischer Memorial Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 135
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would create a national plan to stop fentanyl and other synthetic drugs entering federal prisons by mail.** It would direct the Bureau of Prisons Director to evaluate mail-scanning tools, build a technology and staffing plan, and set timelines and budgets for implementation. - Inmates and staff: Aims to protect staff and people in custody from exposure by moving to 100 percent mail scanning and requiring a digital copy of each inmate’s mail within 24 hours and delivery of the original within 30 days if it is safe. - Legal mail and attorneys: Would require a legal mail process that verifies senders while preserving attorney-client privilege as required by law. - Operations and budget: Would force the Bureau to assess needed equipment, training, staffing, and maintenance and include an equipment and technology budget proposal for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. - Oversight and timing: Calls for an evaluation within 180 days, a strategy submission after that evaluation, full implementation within 3 years of the strategy, and annual reports on interdiction results and efficiency.

## Cosponsors (135)

- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Scan all mail at federal prisons: mixed, low. This bill would require the Bureau of Prisons to review mail-scanning and drug-detection tools within 180 days. Within 90 days after the review, the Bureau would plan to scan all mail at federal prisons. Each inmate would get a digital copy within 24 hours, and a safe original within 30 days, with…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1046 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1046)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1046 (as of 2026-09-21).