Safe at Home Act

Bill: 117-s-5288
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-12-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Safe at Home Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires each executive agency (except for the U.S. Census Bureau)&nbsp;and federal court to accept an address designated to an individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program (e.g., a program to protect stalking or domestic violence victims).</p> <p><em></em></p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5288 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require executive agencies and Federal courts to comply with address confidentiality programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe at Home Act . 2. Executive agency and Federal court compliance with State address confidentiality programs (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Address confidentiality program The term address confidentiality program means a program implemented pursuant to State law that— (A) provides a designated address; (B) provides a mail-forwarding service; and (C) is designated by a participant as the legal agent of the participant to receive service of process. (2) Designated address The term designated address means an address assigned by an address confidentiality program for a participant to use in lieu of the physical address of the participant. (3) Executive agency (A) In general The term executive agency has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Exception The term executive agency does not include the Census Bureau. (4) Participant The term participant means an adult or minor who is enrolled in an address confidentiality program. (5) Physical address The term physical address means the actual home, school, or employment address of a participant. (6) State The term State means each of the States, the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. (b) Acceptance of address confidentiality program Each executive agency and Federal court shall accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program. (c) Exemption from liability A participant shall not be subject to Federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for providing a designated address in lieu of the physical address of the participant to an executive agency or Federal court. (d) Regulatory compliance with address confidentiality programs Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each executive agency shall review and, as necessary, modify existing regulations to comply with this Act. (e) Compliance with address confidentiality program procedures and exemption from FOIA (1) In general In the case of an executive agency or Federal court seeking to acquire the physical address of a participant, the agency or court shall comply with any applicable procedures of the applicable address confidentiality program for acquiring such address. (2) FOIA exemption (A) In general Upon acquiring a physical address under paragraph (1), the physical address— (i) shall be considered confidential; and (ii) subject to subparagraph (B), shall not be subject to any request pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ). (B) Exception In extreme circumstances, a court may order the disclosure of a physical address of a participant pursuant to a request pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, subject to a protective order against further disclosure. (f) Prompt notification upon termination from participation If the participation of an individual in an address confidentiality program is terminated, that individual shall promptly notify each executive agency or Federal court that accepted a designated address under subsection (b).