House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Goodlatte R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 1997
- Committee actionMay 14, 1997
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1701-1702)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 695.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act” on September 11, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on National Security on September 9, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 11, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10362
- CBO publication date
- September 11, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 695, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8a54e9ae04c29b336eeae759830a8cc1ace0283c96dd81969043c9590583df9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act of 1997” on September 16, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Intelligence on September 11, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 16, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10376
- CBO publication date
- September 16, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 695, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8a54e9ae04c29b336eeae759830a8cc1ace0283c96dd81969043c9590583df9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 695, Security and Freedom through Encryption ('SAFE') Act of 1997” on September 19, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Mandates statement for the bill as reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on September 16, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 19, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10372
- CBO publication date
- September 19, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 695, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8a54e9ae04c29b336eeae759830a8cc1ace0283c96dd81969043c9590583df9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act” on September 29, 1997. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on September 24,1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 29, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10399
- CBO publication date
- September 29, 1997
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 695, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8a54e9ae04c29b336eeae759830a8cc1ace0283c96dd81969043c9590583df9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 5 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-108,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 105-108,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 105-108,Part 3 ↗; H. Rept. 105-108,Part 5 ↗; H. Rept. 105-108,Part 4 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 29, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/108
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/108
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/108
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/108
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/108 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 695, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8a54e9ae04c29b336eeae759830a8cc1ace0283c96dd81969043c9590583df9
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
249 cosponsors — 155 Republicans, 94 Democrats
96 of 249 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Archer (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), George Brown (D-CA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Walter Capps (D-CA) and 219 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.