SAFE Act of 2019
Summary
Official Summary
Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019 or the SAFE Act of 2019
This bill sets forth various provisions to promote the safety and security of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Among other things, the bill
- requires employers to provide up to 30 days of safe leave in a 12-month period for employees to seek medical attention, obtain certain services and counseling, participate in safety planning, and take legal action; and
- prohibits states from imposing additional restrictions on eligibility for unemployment compensation.
Bill texts
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Timeline
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
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