United States 119th Congress Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 9 R · 9 D cosponsors

S 736 — Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

Last action — Held at the desk.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

This bill increases penalties for providing cell phones to inmates in prison.

The bill raises federal criminal penalties for supplying or trying to supply cell phones to incarcerated individuals. It aims to address concerns about contraband in prisons.

Summary

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband ActThis bill increases federal criminal penalties for providing or attempting to provide a cell phone to an individual who is incarcerated at a prison.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  4. Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

  5. Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.

  7. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  8. Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723, S2726; text: CR S2726)

  9. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  10. Received in the House.

  11. Held at the desk.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 529 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (529)

529 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 736 do?
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband ActThis bill increases federal criminal penalties for providing or attempting to provide a cell phone to an individual who is incarcerated at a prison.
Who sponsors S 736?
S 736 is sponsored by Ossoff, Jon (Democratic), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Cruz, Ted (Republican), Crapo, Mike (Republican), Moody, Ashley (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Graham, Lindsey (Republican), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Tillis, Thomas (Republican), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Lankford, James (Republican), and Grassley, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of S 736?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track S 736?
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