Stamps for Staying Connected Act of 2026

This bill would require the federal Bureau of Prisons, within 6 months of the law taking effect and if Congress provides funding each year, to give postage stamps to federal inmates who have no money and not enough postage and who want to send mail. This covers mail about legal cases and any other mail. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons would set limits to prevent misuse, such as inmates saving stamps to trade with each other. Those limits could include capping stamps at 5 per week (except for legal or administrative complaint mail) and providing only stamps for first-class domestic letters up to 1 ounce.

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Sponsors

• Grace Meng Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors