H.R. 1443
119th Congress
House
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.
Labor and Employment
Employee performanceEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFirst Amendment rightsFirst responders and emergency personnelLaw enforcement officers
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
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Bodies those filers lobbied
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- SENATE
- White House Office
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Cosponsors
18
R
Smith, Christopher H.
D
Crow, Jason
R
Spartz, Victoria
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Norcross, Donald
R
Bacon, Don
D
Larson, John B.
D
Titus, Dina
R
Barr, Andy
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Subramanyam, Suhas
D
Pappas, Chris
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Ansari, Yassamin
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Gillen, Laura
D
Cohen, Steve
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1443: Public Safety Free Speech Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1443/
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