US Congress House Bill 739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 3 2009 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H912)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security Act to require training of unemployment compensation and TANF personnel to provide necessary services to victims of domestic or sexual violence.Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices against victims of domestic or sexual violence. Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage (including termination of health insurance coverage) based on the status of the applicant or insured as a victim of domestic or sexual violence.

Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act

Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Moore, Dennis
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Edwards, Donna F.	Rep Poe, Ted

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-03		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H912)
2009-01-28		Referred to House Financial Services
2009-01-28		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-01-28		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-01-28		Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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.

SB1740 (Related) 2009-10-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN00739:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr739ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr739ih.pdf