Prison Libraries Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Prison Libraries Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0ED31B8FA0E64A8F833AACC2C80B853B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prison Libraries Act of 2026.
- Section H5FDEA59A84D144B6852DD12B5212EEE5: 2. Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a program to make grants to eligible...
- Section H5B599B4CF4DB4543827829023DA47F64: 3. Eligibility criteria An eligible grantee under this Act is any State or territory that submits an application that includes the following: A comprehensive...
- Section H3FC00FF6AF5E42D187024AEB180F3590: 4. Use of funds Grant amounts shall be used to provide library services to incarcerated individuals as set forth in section 2, and may include usage for any of...
- Section H52B970D0F6AB4329907EEBA3597257F3: 5. Prohibited uses Grant amounts may not be used for the following: Purchasing food, clothes, shoes, or hygiene supplies. Payment of employee salary and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Prison Libraries Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, Prison Libraries Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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