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S. 736 · 119th Congress (2025–2027)

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.

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A bill to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

Passed Senate

This bill’s path

469 days after it was introduced

This is S. 736’s recorded path, not a universal congressional workflow.

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  1. Introduced15 months

  2. Passed Senate

  3. Passed House

  4. Sent to President

  5. Signed into law

Sponsor
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors

3 original · 14 later

8 R · 9 D

  1. Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)· Original · Feb 26, 2025
  2. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· Original · Feb 26, 2025
  3. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)· Original · Feb 26, 2025
  4. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)· Later · Jun 10, 2025
  5. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)· Later · Oct 3, 2025
  6. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL)· Later · Oct 21, 2025
  7. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· Later · May 12, 2026
  8. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)· Later · May 12, 2026
  9. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· Later · May 18, 2026
  10. Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)· Later · May 18, 2026
  11. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)· Later · May 18, 2026
  12. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)· Later · May 18, 2026
  13. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)· Later · May 18, 2026
  14. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)· Later · May 18, 2026
  15. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)· Later · May 18, 2026
  16. Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· Later · May 21, 2026
  17. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)· Later · Jun 1, 2026
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Smuggling and trafficking
  • Telephone and wireless communication

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Timeline

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  1. Introduced in Senate

    Document: Introduced in Senate

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  2. ▸ 3 committee actions · Feb 26, 2025 – May 19, 2026

    1. Referred to committee

      Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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    2. Ordered reported

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

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    3. Reported by committee

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

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  3. Latest

    Passed Senate

    Congressional Record S2723, S2726; text: CR S2726

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

    The Senate passed the bill.

    Document: Engrossed in Senate

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Committees

  1. SenateJudiciaryReferred Feb 26, 2025 · Markup May 14, 2026 · Reported May 19, 2026

    1. May 14, 2026 · Open business meeting

      Business meeting to consider S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, S.736, to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, S.825, to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, S.4394, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, S.3897, to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits, S.1890, to establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, S.3041, to allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and the nominations of Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, Anthony W. Mattivi, and Anthony J. Powell, each to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, Timothy VerHey, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, James Arnott, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri, Jack Chambers, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, and Jason Holt, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma, all of the Department of Justice.

    2. Apr 30, 2026 · Open business meeting

      Business meeting to consider S.1572, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute, S.3062, to require artificial intelligence chatbots to implement age verification measures and make certain disclosures, S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, S.736, to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, S.825, to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, S.4394, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and the nominations of Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, Anthony W. Mattivi, and Anthony J. Powell, each to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, Kathleen S. Lane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, Evan Rikhye, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, and Kenneth Sorenson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Timothy VerHey, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, James Arnott, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri, Jack Chambers, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, Jason Holt, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Johnson TeeHee II, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, all of the Department of Justice.

Floor record

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  1. Jun 10, 2026 · Senate · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice VoteCongressional Record S2724–S2727

    Carla Walker Act

  2. Jun 10, 2026 · Senate · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice VoteCongressional Record S2723

    Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

  3. Jun 10, 2026 · Senate · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice VoteCongressional Record S2723

    The Calendar

Text & titles

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Reported to Senate
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Titles (2)

  1. Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

    Display title, Short title · Engrossed in Senate, Reported to Senate, Introduced in Senate

  2. A bill to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

    Official title · Introduced in Senate