119-s2724

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2724 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2724

To require executive agencies and Federal courts to comply with address 
 confidentiality programs, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 4, 2025

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To require executive agencies and Federal courts to comply with address 
 confidentiality programs, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Safe at Home Act''.

SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE AGENCY AND FEDERAL COURT COMPLIANCE WITH STATE 
 ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Address confidentiality program.--The term ``address 
 confidentiality program'' means a program implemented pursuant 
 to State law that--
        (A) provides a designated address;
        (B) provides a mail-forwarding service; and
            (C) is designated by a participant as the legal 
 agent of the participant to receive service of process.

    (2) Designated address.--The term ``designated address'' 
 means an address assigned by an address confidentiality program 
 for a participant to use in lieu of the physical address of the 
 participant.

    (3) Executive agency.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
 the meaning given the term ``Executive agency'' in 
 

section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
        (B) Exception.--The term ``executive agency'' does 
 not include the Census Bureau.

    (4) Participant.--The term ``participant'' means an adult 
 or minor who is enrolled in an address confidentiality program.

    (5) Physical address.--The term ``physical address'' means 
 the actual home, school, or employment address of a 
 participant.

    (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the States, 
 the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the 
 United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.

    (b) Acceptance of Address Confidentiality Program.--Each executive 
agency and Federal court shall accept, for any purpose for which an 
individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an 
address designated to that individual pursuant to an address 
confidentiality program.
            (c) Exemption From Liability.--A participant shall not be subject 
to Federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for providing a 
designated address in lieu of the physical address of the participant 
to an executive agency or Federal court.
            (d) Regulatory Compliance With Address Confidentiality Programs.--
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
executive agency shall review and, as necessary, modify existing 
regulations to comply with this Act.

    (e) Compliance With Address Confidentiality Program Procedures and 
Exemption From FOIA.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs

    (3) and

    (4) , in the 
 case of an executive agency or Federal court seeking to acquire 
 the physical address of a participant, the agency or court 
 shall comply with any applicable procedures of the applicable 
 address confidentiality program for acquiring such address.

    (2) FOIA exemption.--Upon acquiring a physical address 
 under paragraph

    (1) , the physical address--
        (A) shall be considered confidential; and
        (B) shall be exempt from disclosure under 

section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
 to as the ``Freedom of Information Act'') for the 
 purpose of subsection

    (b)

    (3) of that section.

    (3) Law enforcement exception.--
        (A) In general.--When the physical address of a 
 participant is relevant to a Federal criminal 
 proceeding, a Federal court may order the disclosure of 
 the physical address to relevant parties without regard 
 to the procedures of the relevant address 
 confidentiality program, including--
            (i) court officers and employees;
            (ii) supervision and probation officers;
            (iii) prosecutors;
            (iv) law enforcement officers; and
            (v) any other party determined relevant by 
 the Federal court.
        (B) Limitations.--If a Federal court orders the 
 disclosure of a physical address to a party under 
 subparagraph
        (A) , the party--
            (i) shall keep the physical address 
 confidential; and
            (ii) may only use the physical address for 
 the purpose for which the Federal court orders 
 the disclosure.

    (4) Administration exception.--If an executive agency 
 requires the physical address of a participant in order for the 
 executive agency to carry out the requirements of Federal law, 
 a Federal court may order the disclosure of the physical 
 address to the executive agency if the head of the executive 
 agency makes a written request to the relevant address 
 confidentiality program that maintains the record specifying--
        (A) the particular portion of the record desired; 
 and
        (B) the activity for which the record is sought.

    (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
 be construed to require an executive agency to be subject to an 
 audit performed by a State.

    (f) Prompt Notification Upon Termination From Participation.--If 
the participation of an individual in an address confidentiality 
program is terminated, that individual shall promptly notify each 
executive agency or Federal court that accepted a designated address 
under subsection

    (b) .
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