S 1247 119th Congress Senate 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: September 10, 2025 Introduced by: Schmitt, Eric Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Apr 2, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cosponsors 3

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Apr 21, 2026

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Mar 10, 2026

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Sep 10, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1247: Public Safety Free Speech Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1247/

MLA

"S. 1247: Public Safety Free Speech Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1247/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1247, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1247/.

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