House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025

H.R. 2879Introduced Apr 10, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a comprehensive review of understaffing across the Bureau, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 10, 2025
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Latest action: Apr 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2879.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OBERNOLTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1602):
Article I, Section 8
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Obernolte.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-23 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.