Search

Search bills, members, committees and pages...

Sign In

S. 736

U.S. Senate•Engrossed

Summary

S. 736, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 26, 2025 by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) with 17 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jun 15, 2026: Held at the desk.

Record

Text

S. 736 has 17 co-sponsors.

sb736/engrossed-in-senate.txt
119 S736 ES: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
 U.S. Senate
 text/xml
 EN
 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.
 119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 736  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act  .
2.
Prohibited provision of a phone
Section 1791(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
(4)
in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(1), imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(F) of this section;
 ; and
(3)
in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting  , in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(2),  before  (d)(1)(F) .
3.
Review of policies
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall—
(1)
conduct a review of the policies of the Bureau of Prisons pertaining to inmates who make, possess, obtain, or attempt to make or obtain a prohibited object, as defined in section 1791(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code; and
(2)
update those policies as needed to improve protections for incarcerated individuals and staff.
    Passed the Senate June 10, 2026.    Secretary

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-26
  2. Passed Senate2026-06-10
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Feb 26, 2025

sb736/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/26/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) sponsors S. 736, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 736 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Reported By · May 19, 2026

Actions

S. 736 has taken 10 actions since Feb 26, 2025, the latest on Jun 15, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 15, 202610:32
House
Received in the House.
Jun 15, 202610:49
House
Held at the desk.
Jun 12, 2026
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 10, 2026
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723, S2726; text: CR S2726)
Jun 10, 2026
—
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Votes

S. 736 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 736, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 736 goes by 5 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act — Display Title
  • Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 736, the latest on Jun 8, 2026.

Lobbying

5 clients hired 6 firms and 50 registered lobbyists who named S. 736 in 23 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Transportation, Government Issues, Homeland Security, Agriculture.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO—District of Columbia19—
AFGE LOCAL 4070Union representing the Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional officersIllinois16$90K
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONtrade association representing the wireless communications industry in the United StatesDistrict of Columbia25$70K
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONWireless Telecommunications AssociationDistrict of Columbia12$100K
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONLaw enforcement membership organizationMaryland11$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO19—
MODERN FORTIS LLC16$90K
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION14—
MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC12$100K
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP11$70K
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 50.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DANIEL HOROWITZ119
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN119
FIONA KOHRMAN119
HERB SMITH119
KEITH ABOUCHAR119
LISA SWIRSKY119
SERGIO ESPINOSA119
ANTHONY LIVINGSTON118
GABRIEL PEDREIRA118
GRANT SCHOTT118
JUSTIN PERPICH118
KEVIN LIDDELL118
RYAN MIMS118
SHANNON FAULK118
STEVEN CAMPISI118
HUGH CAMERON116
MARGO KLOSTERMAN116
BENJAMIN KING115
FRANK RUSSO115
MATT MUCHOWSKI115

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$5.5M4th Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$4M2nd Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$3.9M3rd Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$590K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 first_quarter$540K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$450.4K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$390K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 third_quarter$70K3rd Quarter - Report
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$45.8K4th Quarter - Amendme…
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONLONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 736 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 736’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s736/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

S. 736 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Correctional facilities and imprisonment to Telephone and wireless communication.

s736/subjects.txt
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentSmuggling and traffickingTelephone and wireless communication

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com