House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
Security And Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Goodlatte R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 1999
- Committee actionMar 24, 1999
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 1999 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 850.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 850, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act” on April 21, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 21, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11517
- CBO publication date
- April 21, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 850, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a28925c4b6b1bd09772be6dbd73f980cee5ddd8c4b6bd2766815d1191e2e5949
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 850, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act” on July 1, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on June 23, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 1, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11661
- CBO publication date
- July 1, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 850, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a28925c4b6b1bd09772be6dbd73f980cee5ddd8c4b6bd2766815d1191e2e5949
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 850, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act” on July 16, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on July 13, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 16, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11705
- CBO publication date
- July 16, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 850, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a28925c4b6b1bd09772be6dbd73f980cee5ddd8c4b6bd2766815d1191e2e5949
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 850, Protection of National Security and Public Safety Act” on July 22, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on July 21, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11718
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 850, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a28925c4b6b1bd09772be6dbd73f980cee5ddd8c4b6bd2766815d1191e2e5949
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 850, Encryption for the National Interest Act” on July 23, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Intelligence on July 15, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 23, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11724
- CBO publication date
- July 23, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 850, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a28925c4b6b1bd09772be6dbd73f980cee5ddd8c4b6bd2766815d1191e2e5949
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. 106-117,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 106-117,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 106-117,Part 3 ↗; H. Rept. 106-117,Part 4 ↗; H. Rept. 106-117,Part 5 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 23, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/117
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/117
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/117
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/117
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/117 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 850, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a28925c4b6b1bd09772be6dbd73f980cee5ddd8c4b6bd2766815d1191e2e5949
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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
258 cosponsors — 144 Republicans, 113 Democrats, 1 independent
116 of 258 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), 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), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), George Brown (D-CA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA) and 228 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 982 (106th) Keep Drug Needles Off the Streets Act
- H.R. 2709 (106th) Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act of 1999
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.