Protect the right of public safety employees to speak freely on matters of public concern without fear of retaliation.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Public Safety Free Speech Act?
The Public Safety Free Speech Act remains in the House Committee on the Judiciary as of February 17, 2025, and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of April 1, 2025. Members of these committees must hold a vote to move the bills forward, but the binding constraint is that most legislation never receives a committee vote. This pattern of inaction is how the vast majority of bills end their life cycle.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Public Safety Free Speech Act (H.R. 1443 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 7398 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7398 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.