# 117-hr-8867: SAFE for Patients Act

117-hr-8867, SAFE for Patients Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8867
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAFE for Patients Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Saving Abortion Facilities from Extremists for Patients Act or the SAFE for Patients Act This bill establishes a civil action for damaging or destroying a reproductive health care facility or for harassing, injuring, or intimidating a person who provides or obtains reproductive health services.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act
- 117-hr-7814: Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022
- 117-hres-1051: Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national atten…
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-8867 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8867)

## Related
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hr-7814: Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7814)
- [117-hres-1051: Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1051)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8867 (as of 2025-11-18).