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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

PREP Act

S. 5482Introduced Sep 23, 2026Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 23, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

14 cosponsors — 13 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress

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Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.