Public Safety Free Speech Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7398.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 30, February 15, 2024, Page H680):
  Article One, Section Eight of the US Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Ensures the ability of public safety officers to retain their right to free speech on matters related to public safety, working conditions, and other matters
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

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  250 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7398, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7398

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 10, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7574ce228b07f562a552fc8fef14ccd04596899f81d126e0a64e93c805fe2632

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 10, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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