Safer Prisons Act of 2026

This bill changes the federal law on assaulting or interfering with federal officers. When the victim is a correctional officer of the federal Bureau of Prisons, the maximum prison sentence allowed under that law would be doubled. The maximum fine would also be adjusted to match. The bill renumbers one existing part of the law to make room for this new section.

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Sponsors

• Marsha Blackburn Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors