H.R. 3353 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
Cosponsors: 9 (1 D, 8 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-05-13
Latest action (2025-05-13): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 3353 does, in plain terms
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act This bill increases federal criminal penalties for providing or attempting to provide a cell phone to an individual who is incarcerated at a prison.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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