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H.R. 10129

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To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates.
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Committee
Latest Action · August 20, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
August 20, 2026
Cosponsors (5)
5D 0R
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The Stamps for Staying Connected Act of 2026 authorizes the Bureau of Prisons to provide free postage stamps to incarcerated people who cannot afford them and wish to send mail. The program must begin within six months of the law's enactment and applies to all types of mail, including correspondence related to legal proceedings and administrative appeals. To prevent misuse, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons can limit stamps to no more than five per inmate per week, and these stamps cannot be saved beyond the week they are provided, though legal mail is exempted from this restriction. The stamps will be limited to first-class domestic postage for one-ounce letters. The bill requires funding to be provided through annual congressional appropriations, meaning there is no dedicated funding amount specified and the program's scope depends on what Congress allocates each year.

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