Law requires prisons to protect staff from inmate sexual assault.
S. 307 — Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act · Filed by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jan 29, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
The bill tells the Bureau of Prisons to follow safety ideas from a 2023 report. That report was about sexual harassment and assault of staff by inmates. The Bureau must do this within 90 days. If not, it must explain why and say when it will happen. An Inspector General must check if the safety steps work. The Attorney General must make national rules for prisons. These rules cover how to stop and punish inmate sexual misconduct against staff.
Who it affects
Prison staff who work in federal prisons are affected. The Bureau of Prisons must carry out the changes. The Attorney General must write the national rules.
One thing to notice
The bill says the Bureau must act in 90 days. The text does not say what happens if it misses that deadline.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Jan 29, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jan 29, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
- Apr 29, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Apr 29, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2643; text: CR S2643)”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 8…”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Signed by President”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Bureau of Prisons — The federal agency that runs prisons and manages inmates.
- Inspector General — An official who checks if government agencies follow the law and work well.
- Attorney General — The top law officer in the U.S. government.
- inmate — A person held in prison.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,969 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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