Bill · S. 2724· Senate(119-S-2724)
Safe at Home Act
- Introduced
- 9/4/2025
- Last activity
- 9/4/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Amy Klobuchar
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Safe at Home Act" requires Federal courts and executive agencies to accept designated addresses from State address confidentiality programs instead of a person's physical address. It protects participants from penalties for using these designated addresses. The bill also mandates that agencies update their regulations to comply within one year. While physical addresses remain confidential and exempt from FOIA, Federal courts can order their disclosure for criminal proceedings or specific administrative requirements of Federal law.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+9
Significantly enhances privacy for individuals in confidentiality programs by masking their physical addresses from federal agencies.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+8
Protects personal physical addresses by requiring federal agencies to accept designated addresses from confidentiality programs.
Would children be better off under this?+5
Protects minors enrolled in address confidentiality programs.
The opposite
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-2
Creates a new FOIA exemption for physical addresses acquired through confidentiality programs.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Privacy and Safety: Participants can provide a designated address instead of their actual home, school, or employment address to executive agencies and Federal courts (Section 2(b)).
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Legal Protection: People using these programs will not face Federal criminal, civil, or regulatory penalties for providing a designated address instead of their physical address (Section 2(c)).
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Information Security: Physical addresses acquired by agencies remain confidential and are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (Section 2(e)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of Privacy in Legal Matters: A Federal court can order the disclosure of a participant's physical address to prosecutors, law enforcement, and other relevant parties if it is relevant to a Federal criminal proceeding (Section 2(e)(3)(A)).
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Administrative Disclosure: Federal courts may order the disclosure of a physical address to an executive agency if the agency head provides a written request to carry out Federal law (Section 2(e)(4)).
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Reporting Burden: If a person is terminated from an address confidentiality program, they are required to promptly notify every Federal court or executive agency that had accepted their designated address (Section 2(f)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+5Good For Middle Aged+5Good For Seniors+5Good For Students+5Good For Young Adults+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+9Increase States Rights+5Improves Government Transparency-2
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+8
- 9/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Shelley CapitoRepublican · West Virginia