H.R. 868 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
Cosponsors: 14 (4 D, 10 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2025-01-31): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 868 does, in plain terms
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to adopt national standards for the prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against correctional officers or other employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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