S1247-119

In Committee

Public Safety Free Speech Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 2, 2025

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

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered employee means— a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B(c) of title 18, United States Code); an and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Cause of action for violating the right to free speech Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered employee may bring an action against an employer if. It relies on definition changes, appropriations, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Labor and Environment.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered employee means— a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B(c) of title 18, United States Code); an...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Cause of action for violating the right to free speech Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered employee may bring an action against an employer if...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered employee means— a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B(c) of title 18, United States Code); an and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Cause of action for violating the right to free speech Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered employee may bring an action against an employer if.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Environment

Primary Purpose

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term covered employee means— a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B(c) of title 18, United States Code); an and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Cause of action for violating the right to free speech Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered employee may bring an action against an employer if.

Policy Domains

Labor Environment

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 2, 2025

Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Apr 2, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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
Labor Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"personally identifiable information" §H1BC6F8EF89014A5FAC76F86225A54D81

information— that directly identifies an individual, including name, address, social security number or other identifying number or code, telephone number, email address

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