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H.R. 868

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 868, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Laurel Lee (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 868 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb868/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 868 IH: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 868  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Ms. Lee of Florida  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act  .
2.
Addressing sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff
(a)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Correctional officer
The term  correctional officer  has the meaning given the term in section 4051 of title 18, United States Code.
(2)
Inspector General
The term  Inspector General  means the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.
(3)
Incarcerated individual
The term  incarcerated individual  has the meaning given the term  prisoner  in section 4051 of title 18, United States Code.
(4)
Sexual assault
The term  sexual assault  means an act described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 920 of title 10, United States Code.
(5)
Sexual harassment
The term  sexual harassment  means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that explicitly or implicitly affect an individual’s employment, unreasonably interfere with an individual’s work performance, or create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
(b)
Review and analysis
(1)
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall carry out a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidence and effects of sexual harassment and sexual assault perpetrated by incarcerated individuals against a correctional officer or other employee of the Bureau of Prisons.
(2)
Analysis
The review and analysis required under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of punishments for sexual harassment and sexual assault as of the date of enactment of this Act in facilities controlled by the Bureau of Prisons, including data on the use of such punishments during the 5-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
(c)
Report
Not later than 180 days after completing the review and analysis under subsection (b)(1), the Inspector General shall submit to the Attorney General and to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes the findings of the review and analysis.
(d)
Rulemaking
Not later than 1 year after receiving the report under subsection (c), the Attorney General shall promulgate a rule adopting national standards for prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault perpetrated by an incarcerated individual against a correctional officer or other employee of the Bureau of Prisons.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 31, 2025

hb868/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/31/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Laurel Lee (R) sponsors H.R. 868, and 14 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 868 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 868 has taken 2 actions since Jan 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 868 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 868 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act — Display Title
  • Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 868 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AFGE LOCAL 4070Union representing the Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional officersIllinois14$90K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MODERN FORTIS LLC14$90K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HUGH CAMERON114
JOSEPH CAMERON114
MARGO KLOSTERMAN114
FRANK RUSSO113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFGE LOCAL 4070MODERN FORTIS LLC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
AFGE LOCAL 4070MODERN FORTIS LLC2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
AFGE LOCAL 4070MODERN FORTIS LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
AFGE LOCAL 4070MODERN FORTIS LLC2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 868 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 8 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 868’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr868/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 868 carries 8 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Sex offenses.

hr868/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of JusticeGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsSex offenses

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 868, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE of Florida:H.R. 868.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H434]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com