# 119-s-736: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

119-s-736, Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-736
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Enhanced penalties for supplying contraband phones and person-specific prohibited items.** This bill would raise criminal penalties and require the Bureau of Prisons to review and update policies to improve safety for incarcerated people and staff. - People who provide items the law identifies as person-specific (the statute's d(1)(F) item) would face up to 2 years in prison and could receive additional penalties. - The same higher-penalty rule is extended to a related offense category in the statute, widening when the enhanced sentence can apply. - The Bureau of Prisons must complete a policy review within 1 year and update its rules as needed to better protect incarcerated people and staff.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher contraband penalties and prison policy review: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would raise penalties for giving or trying to give a specified banned item to someone in a federal prison. The penalty would be up to 2 years in prison. The same rule would also apply to inmate possession of that item. The Bureau of Prisons would have 1 year after enactment to…

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- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
- 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.
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## Sources
- [119-s-736 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/736)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
- [119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-723)
- [119-sres-703: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-703)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-736 (as of 2026-08-11).