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S. 736119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Jun 15, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
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S 736 sets a two-year prison penalty for smuggling cell phones into federal prisons and orders a policy review.
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S 736, named for Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati, sets a specific penalty of up to two years in prison for illegally giving a phone to a federal inmate, closing a gap where phone smuggling was punished more lightly than other contraband. It also requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to review, within one year, its policies on inmates who make, possess, or try to obtain banned items like phones and update rules as needed.
The bill affects federal inmates, corrections staff, visitors, and anyone who might try to smuggle a phone into a federal prison.
Phones are considered dangerous contraband because inmates have used them to coordinate crimes, threaten witnesses, or communicate outside monitored channels, raising safety stakes inside prisons.
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Right now: it passed the Senate and now goes to the House. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.