PUBLIC SAFETY Act
Latest action · Jan 20, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJan 20, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Jan 20, 2026 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Jan 20, 2026 |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 6, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 20, 2026 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 20, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 20, 2026Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5967 | Haley M. Stevens D-MI | Sep 16, 2026 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 13, January 20, 2026, page H949.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3631 | PUBLIC SAFETY Act | Identical bill | Jan 14, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allocate funds for the local law enforcement grant programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PUBLIC SAFETY Act
- Providing Useful Budgets for Localities to Invest in Cops by Substituting Appropriations from Federal Enforcement To Yield Results Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2026Introduced in House
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.
