SAFE at Home Act
Latest action · Sep 28, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safeguarding Addresses From Emerging at Home Act or the SAFE at Home Act
This bill requires each federal agency and federal court to accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program. An individual who provides an address pursuant to such a program shall not be subject to any federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for providing such address in lieu of the individual's actual physical address.
An address confidentiality program is a state-implemented program that provides a designated address in lieu of the individual's actual physical address to an individual who: (1) is determined to be at risk of being a victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking or who otherwise fears for their safety; or (2) resides in the same household as such an individual.
An agency or court seeking to acquire such individual's actual address shall comply with applicable procedures of such a program. Such address shall be considered confidential and shall not be subject to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 28, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3887 | SAFE at Home Act | Related bill | Oct 13, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require Federal agencies and Federal courts to comply with address confidentiality programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAFE at Home Act
- Safeguarding Addresses From Emerging at Home Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
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