2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB2872: SAFE Act Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act
Legislative Summary
To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities, and for other purposes.
Bill History
4/28/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
4/28/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
6/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
House of Representatives
6/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
House of Representatives
6/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
House of Representatives
6/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
House of Representatives
7/29/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
House of Representatives
11/16/2022
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-571.
House of Representatives
11/16/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/28/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 25
Primary Sponsor

Matthew Cartwright
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (24)
Ed Case
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
Democrat