House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SAFE Act
Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 31, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 830.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 21, January 31, 2025, Page H433):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 347 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 830, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/830
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 July 11, 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
17 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 14 Democrats
3 of 17 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Ami Bera (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Scott Peters (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Maria Salazar (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
- H.R. 2954 (119th) Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
- H.R. 4413 (119th) End the Cyprus Embargo Act
- H.R. 8019 (119th) U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act
- H.R. 7802 (119th) DISCLOSE Act of 2026
- H.R. 1732 (119th) GUARD VA Benefits Act
- H.R. 4197 (119th) LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 568 (118th) SAFE ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 6946 (117th) SAFE Act of 2022Related 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.