# 119-s-4635: SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026 119-s-4635, SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4635 - As of: 2026-07-25 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4635 - Congress: 119 - Title: SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-05-21 - Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA) - Cosponsors: 10 - Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-25 ## Summary **This bill would create federal safe leave and workplace protections for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.** It targets leave, job protections, unemployment rules, and training and resource grants to help survivors stay employed and safe. - Families and survivors would get a new federal safe-leave entitlement that covers victims and family or household members. The bill requires confidentiality, keeps health benefits during leave, bans employers from forcing replacement hires as a condition of leave, and sets allowable certification options. - Workers would gain anti-discrimination and accommodation rights. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations, cannot retaliate for using leave, and the bill creates a 12-month presumption that adverse actions after leave are unlawful. Remedies mirror federal civil-rights law and allow fee shifting for prevailing plaintiffs. - States, employers, and service organizations face new rules and supports. States must adapt unemployment rules so victims are not denied benefits for voluntary separations related to violence within a two-year conformity window. The bill funds model training grants and reauthorizes a Violence Against Women Act workplace resource program with administrative caps of 2.5 percent and evaluation caps of 5 percent and grants available for three years. ## Cosponsors (10) - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - New safe leave and job protections: benefit, high. If enacted, most employees would get up to 40 work days of "safe leave" in any 12-month period. At least 10 of those days would be paid and employees would choose which are paid. Employers would have to keep group health coverage during leave and generally return you to the same or an equivalent jo… - Insurance protections for violence survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, insurers would be barred from denying or limiting payment for claims that come from qualifying acts of violence and from refusing, canceling, or charging higher premiums because someone is a victim, with narrow life‑insurance exceptions. Subrogation of those claims would be prohibited w… - Unemployment after violence: new rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, States could not deny unemployment benefits just because you voluntarily left work when that separation was due to qualifying acts of violence. States would have to accept listed forms of evidence, like a sworn statement with ID, police or court records, or documentation from a medical… - National outreach and training grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services and the Attorney General would run a national outreach and employer‑education campaign about safe leave and related rights. The bill would expand National Resource Center grants so victim services and Tribal, State, and territorial… - Fast TANF cash for safe leave: benefit, low. If enacted, States could use TANF funds to give nonrecurring short‑term emergency cash to people taking safe leave, if they are eligible for the State TANF program and for safe leave. States would count only cash available to the individual when deciding eligibility. States would have to provide ex… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act - 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 - 119-s-1503: Equality Act ## Sources - [119-s-4635 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4635) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823) - [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51) - [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108) - [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4635 (as of 2026-07-25).