HR7940-119

In Committee

SAFE Pathways Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 16, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, SAFE Pathways Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H794DD8A5413145F6A882030D3BE004D1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Aquatic Fisheries and Ecosystem Pathways Act or the SAFE Pathways Act.
  • Section H5A95D57D3634430C80052558E1971FB8: 2. Consideration of invasive species Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is amended by inserting after the Secretary of Commerce. the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, SAFE Pathways Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, SAFE Pathways Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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importers, exporters, and commercial firms:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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federal implementing agencies:
importers, exporters, and commercial firms:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 16, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 16, 2026

Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Wied) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

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