# 117-hr-7961: SAVE Act

117-hr-7961, SAVE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7961
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAVE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-06-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees Act or the SAVE Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting or intimidating hospital personnel during the performance of their official duties in a manner that interferes with their performance of the duties or limits their ability to perform the duties. Additionally, the bill authorizes grants to reduce the incidence of violence at hospitals, including violence or intimidation against hospital personnel in the performance of their duties.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2022-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7961 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7961)

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