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HR5509Referred to Committee

Safe Step Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-19
Introduced
153
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Rick W. Allen
Rick W. Allen
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.8% (604 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/A000372

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (153)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-09-19
  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1)Original· 2025-09-19
  • Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25)Original· 2025-09-19
  • Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3)Original· 2025-09-19
  • Andy Harris (R-MD-1)· 2025-11-07
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2025-11-07
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2025-11-07
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2025-11-07
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)· 2025-11-07
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-11-07
  • Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)· 2025-11-07
  • Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3)· 2025-11-07
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2025-11-07
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2025-11-07
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-11-07
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-11-07
  • Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3)· 2025-11-07
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)· 2025-11-07
  • Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15)· 2025-11-07
  • Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)· 2025-11-07
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7)· 2025-11-07
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)· 2025-11-07
  • Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)· 2025-11-07
  • Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)· 2025-11-07
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-11-07
  • Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2025-11-07
  • Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2025-11-07
  • Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8)· 2025-11-07
  • Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)· 2025-11-07
  • Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)· 2025-11-07
  • Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1)· 2025-11-17
  • Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-11-17
  • Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)· 2025-11-17
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-11-20
  • Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)· 2025-11-21
  • Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2025-12-09
  • Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2025-12-10
  • Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)· 2025-12-10
  • Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20)· 2025-12-12
  • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20)· 2025-12-12
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-12-12
  • William R. Keating (D-MA-9)· 2025-12-12
  • Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13)· 2025-12-16
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-12-16
  • J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)· 2025-12-16
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)· 2025-12-16
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)· 2025-12-16
  • Julie Johnson (D-TX-32)· 2026-01-07
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-01-13
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-01-14
  • Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)· 2026-01-20
  • Richard Hudson (R-NC-9)· 2026-01-20
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)· 2026-01-22
  • Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21)· 2026-02-04
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)· 2026-02-04
  • Adam Smith (D-WA-9)· 2026-02-10
  • Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)· 2026-02-10
  • Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)· 2026-02-10
  • Betty McCollum (D-MN-4)· 2026-02-12
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2026-02-12
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2026-02-12
  • Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2026-02-12
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)· 2026-02-12
  • Ed Case (D-HI-1)· 2026-02-12
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)· 2026-02-12
  • Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2026-02-12
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)· 2026-02-12
  • Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)· 2026-02-20
  • Becca Balint (D-VT)· 2026-02-20
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2026-02-20
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)· 2026-02-20
  • James A. Himes (D-CT-4)· 2026-02-20
  • James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)· 2026-02-20
  • Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)· 2026-02-20
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)· 2026-02-20
  • Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)· 2026-02-20
  • Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)· 2026-02-20
  • Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2026-02-20
  • Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)· 2026-02-24
  • J. French Hill (R-AR-2)· 2026-02-24
  • Laura Friedman (D-CA-30)· 2026-02-24
  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)· 2026-03-04
  • Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13)· 2026-03-04
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)· 2026-03-04
  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)· 2026-03-04
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)· 2026-03-04
  • Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)· 2026-03-04
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2026-03-04
  • Young Kim (R-CA-40)· 2026-03-04
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)· 2026-03-18
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-03-18
  • Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)· 2026-03-18
  • Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12)· 2026-03-18
  • Lori Trahan (D-MA-3)· 2026-03-18
  • Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10)· 2026-03-18
  • Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)· 2026-03-18
  • Shomari Figures (D-AL-2)· 2026-03-18
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2026-03-18
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2026-03-18
  • Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)· 2026-03-18
  • Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)· 2026-03-25
  • John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2026-03-25
  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2026-03-26
  • Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)· 2026-03-26
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2026-03-26
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2026-03-26
  • Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)· 2026-04-15
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2026-04-15
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)· 2026-04-15
  • David Rouzer (R-NC-7)· 2026-04-15
  • Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)· 2026-04-15
  • Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7)· 2026-04-15
  • Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2026-04-15
  • Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)· 2026-04-15
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2026-04-15
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)· 2026-04-15
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3)· 2026-04-15
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)· 2026-04-15
  • Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)· 2026-04-15
  • Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-04-15
  • Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)· 2026-04-15
  • Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2026-04-15
  • Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)· 2026-04-27
  • Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5)· 2026-04-27
  • Mike Flood (R-NE-1)· 2026-04-27
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)· 2026-04-27
  • Tim Moore (R-NC-14)· 2026-04-27
  • W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)· 2026-04-28
  • Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2026-04-29
  • Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10)· 2026-04-29
  • Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2026-05-13
  • Ami Bera (D-CA-6)· 2026-05-13
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)· 2026-05-13
  • Jeff Crank (R-CO-5)· 2026-05-13
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2026-05-13
  • Michael Guest (R-MS-3)· 2026-05-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-09-19

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-09-19

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-19

Plain-English Summary

The Safe Step Act would establish new safety standards and protections related to health and workplace conditions, though the specific requirements depend on the bill's detailed provisions. The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, suggesting it likely affects workers, employers, and possibly students or educational institutions. Once reviewed by the committee, the bill could advance to a full House vote if approved.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Health
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