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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 868 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 868
To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons
staff in prisons, and for other purposes.
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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
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A BILL
To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons
staff in prisons, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Staff Safety Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 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.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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