HR 1443 119th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights First Amendment rights First responders and emergency personnel Law enforcement officers

Public Safety Free Speech Act

Introduced: March 17, 2026 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Feb 18, 2025

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Lobbying activity 14

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Cosponsors 17

Crow, Jason

Colorado · Jun 30, 2026

Spartz, Victoria

Indiana · Jun 25, 2026

Sherman, Brad

California · Apr 13, 2026

Norcross, Donald

New Jersey · Mar 17, 2026

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Mar 3, 2026

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Feb 20, 2026

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Dec 9, 2025

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · May 15, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Apr 3, 2025

Subramanyam, Suhas

Virginia · Mar 21, 2025

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Mar 11, 2025

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Mar 11, 2025

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Mar 6, 2025

Ansari, Yassamin

Arizona · Mar 5, 2025

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Mar 4, 2025

Gillen, Laura

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Feb 18, 2025

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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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"H.R. 1443: Public Safety Free Speech Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1443/.

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H.R. 1443, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1443/.

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