SAFE VISITS Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2.
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 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2026 to May 21, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 9, 2026 |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | May 21, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2026Markup Jun 24, 2026 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2026Markup May 14, 2026Reported May 14, 2026 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2026 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2.
- May 14, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Feb 10, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Feb 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2026Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 1, 2026H.R. 7427, Securing Access from Foreign Entities Visiting Internal Sites in the States ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 24, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 27, February 9, 2026, page H2096.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide threat analyses, including relating to terrorism threats, and guidance to State, local, Tribal, or territorial government officials or employees regarding visiting foreign nationals who seek access to State, local, Tribal, or territorial officials or employees, information, facilities, programs, or systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SAFE VISITS Act
- Securing Access from Foreign Entities Visiting Internal Sites in the States Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 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.
