Federal Prisons: Higher Penalties for Assaulting Guards
The Safer Prisons Act of 2026 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on the Judiciary for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time, and the bill is still waiting for committee consideration.
This bill currently only has Republican support and faces a long process in the Senate Judiciary Committee where many similar bills stall.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Safer Prisons Act of 2026
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