S. 2985Senate bill · 119th CongressIn committeeCrime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2025

Sponsored byTom CottonR-ARIntroduced Oct 8, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Oct 8, 2025) — Read twice and on the Judiciary.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Oct 8, 2025

This bill establishes a framework to prohibit correctional institutions at the federal and state levels from housing inmates of one biological sex with inmates of the other biological sex.

Specifically, the federal Bureau of Prisons may not co-locate inmates in detention facilities if they are not of the same biological sex, other than on a temporary basis that does not include overnight housing. States must certify that they have implemented the same requirements for their detention facilities in order to receive funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.

Face Value

as introduced
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How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out

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