SAFE Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019 or the SAFE Act of 2019
This bill sets forth various provisions to promote the safety and security of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Among other things, the bill
- requires employers to provide up to 30 days of safe leave in a 12-month period for employees to seek medical attention, obtain certain services and counseling, participate in safety planning, and take legal action; and
- prohibits states from imposing additional restrictions on eligibility for unemployment compensation.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Mar 26, 2019; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Mar 4, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5346–S5349 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Sep 9, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1468 | SAFE Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Apr 8, 2019 |
| S 2043 | Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Oct 31, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SAFE Act of 2019
- Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Survivors’ Employment Sustainability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Financial literacy
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Indian social and development programs
- Insurance industry and regulation
- Labor standards
- Library of Congress
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Sex offenses
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
- Women's employment
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
