# 119-s-307: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

119-s-307, Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status became_law (as of 2026-09-23).

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- As of: 2026-09-23
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-307
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## Summary

**This law makes protecting Bureau of Prisons staff from sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals a national priority.** It requires the Bureau to adopt the Justice Department Inspector General's recommendations, expands incident data collection and analysis, and directs the Attorney General to create national prevention and punishment standards. - Correctional officers and other Bureau of Prisons employees gain clearer protections because the law defines sexual harassment and sexual assault and ties new national standards to data and accountability. - The Bureau of Prisons must fully implement each recommendation from the Inspector General's 2023 report within 90 days or report to Congress explaining delays and providing a timeline. - The Justice Department Inspector General will request updated data from the Bureau for fiscal years 2022 through 2025, analyze incident prevalence and punishments used during the five years before enactment, and give Congress and the Attorney General any additional recommendations. - The Attorney General must publish a rule adopting national standards for preventing, reducing, and punishing inmate-on-staff sexual harassment and assault within 1 year after receiving the Inspector General's analysis.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 376 | 8 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger safety rules for federal prison staff: benefit, low. The Bureau of Prisons must finish every recommendation in the DOJ Inspector General’s 2023 report within 90 days of enactment. If it misses the deadline, the Bureau must tell Congress why and give a detailed timeline by that 90-day mark. One year after those fixes are done, the Inspector General ge…
- Who is covered under this prison safety law: benefit, low. The law defines who is covered and what conduct counts. “Bureau” means the Federal Bureau of Prisons. “Correctional officer” and “incarcerated individual” use the meanings in 18 U.S.C. 4051. “Sexual assault” follows 10 U.S.C. 920 (b), (c), or (d). “Sexual harassment” means unwelcome sexual conduct…

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- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-3938: TAP Promotion Act

## Sources
- [119-s-307 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/307)

## Related
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- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-3938: TAP Promotion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3938)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-307 (as of 2026-09-23).