# 115-hr-4398: Safe Emergency Response Act

115-hr-4398, Safe Emergency Response Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4398
- Congress: 115
- Title: Safe Emergency Response Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2017-11-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe Emergency Response Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend immigration enforcement operations and initiatives, including initiatives associated with evacuations or sheltering and the use of checkpoints within an area for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency. State and local immigration enforcement participation, including lawful detentions of non-citizens, shall be suspended except in cases specifically identified by DHS and communicated to the state or locality that pose an urgent and individualized threat to public safety or national security. With respect to persons in state or local detention during a major disaster or an emergency, DHS is urged to support state and local law enforcement agencies to prioritize the safety needs of their communities and individual detainees.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4253: American Promise Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4398 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4398)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4253: American Promise Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4253)
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