Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act

Bill: 110-hr-2395
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2007-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cash welfare block grants
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in employment
Discrimination in insurance
Dismissal of employees
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Families
Family violence
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Leave of absence
Rape
Sex crimes
Social Welfare
Stalking
Unemployment insurance
Victims of crimes
Women
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: 
 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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2007-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5475)
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Introduced in House