House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Public Safety Free Speech Act
Official title: To ensure the ability of public safety officers to retain their right to free speech on matters related to public safety, working conditions, and other matters.
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1443.
- 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. 171, No. 32, February 18, 2025, Page H724):Article One, Section Eight of the US ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 49 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1443, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1443
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
18 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 18 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), John Larson (D-CT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew.
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- H.R. 1178 (119th) Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act
- H.R. 7931 (119th) IDA Act of 2026
- H.R. 1218 (119th) SHIELD Act of 2025
- H.R. 6604 (119th) Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 1247 (119th) Public Safety Free Speech ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.