HR 6211 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

SAFE Act of 2023

Introduced Nov 2, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Ryan K. Zinke R-MT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 2, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 2, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2023 to May 8, 2024; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalNov 2, 2023
R-VABob GoodNov 6, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyNov 6, 2023
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.Nov 6, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdNov 7, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinNov 17, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanNov 17, 2023
R-SCNancy MaceApr 20, 2024
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMay 8, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Nov 2, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 2, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 2, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS20844Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced DepartureReportAug 28, 2025

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as applicable, from approving any application for or issuing a nonimmigrant or immigrant visa to nationals of Palestine.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
SAFE Act of 2023
Safeguarding Americans From Extremism Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 2, 2023Introduced in House

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