HR 1443 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Public Safety Free Speech Act

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 18, 2025 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. IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
  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 Feb 18, 2025 to Sep 10, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 18, 2025
D-NYLaura GillenMar 3, 2025
D-CTJahana HayesMar 4, 2025
D-AZYassamin AnsariMar 5, 2025
D-COJoe NeguseMar 6, 2025
D-NHChris PappasMar 11, 2025
D-VAEugene Simon VindmanMar 11, 2025
D-VASuhas SubramanyamMar 21, 2025
D-CAJulia BrownleyApr 3, 2025
R-KYAndy BarrMay 15, 2025
D-NVDina TitusDec 9, 2025
D-CTJohn B. LarsonFeb 20, 2026
R-NEDon BaconMar 3, 2026
D-NJDonald NorcrossMar 17, 2026
D-CABrad ShermanApr 13, 2026
R-INVictoria SpartzJun 25, 2026
D-COJason CrowJun 30, 2026
R-NJChristopher H. SmithSep 10, 2026

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 18, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 18, 2025Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article One, Section Eight of the US Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 32, February 18, 2025, page H724.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1247Public Safety Free Speech ActIdentical billApr 2, 2025

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure the ability of public safety officers to retain their right to free speech on matters related to public safety, working conditions, and other matters.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Public Safety Free Speech Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in House

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