# 116-hr-7485: SAFE Workers Act

116-hr-7485, SAFE Workers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7485
- Congress: 116
- Title: SAFE Workers Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-07-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 70
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

SAFE Workers Act or the Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act This bill requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to provide employees with the ability to vote remotely by telephone or the internet in union representation elections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill further permits the NLRB's use of appropriations to issue directives or regulations providing for electronic voting methods.

## Cosponsors (70)

- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7485)

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