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H.R. 5509: Safe Step Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-19 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Safe Step Act

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Safe Step Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5509.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · 169 cosponsors

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Lucy McBath (D-GA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), William R. Keating (D-MA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 109 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr5509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills