House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SAFE Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include physical therapists and occupational therapists as health professionals for purposes of the annual wellness visit under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Carol Miller R-WVWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1171.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1171, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1171
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
54 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 38 Democrats
38 of 54 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Mike Carey (R-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Daniel Meuser (R-PA) and 24 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carol Miller.
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- H.R. 3885 (119th) Community TEAMS Act of 2025
- H.R. 3552 (119th) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
- H.R. 1882 (119th) Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act
- H.R. 1940 (119th) Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 2612 (119th) SAFE ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.