,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjag,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 
and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ,federal agencies and ,federal  
courts to comply with address           
confidentiality programs1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safeguarding       
,addresses ,from ,emerging at ,home ,act
 or the ,,safe at ,home ,act4  #b4      
,federal agency and ,federal court      
compliance with ,state address          
confidentiality programs  7a7 ,in       

general ,each ,federal agency and       
,federal court shall accept1 for any    
purpose for which an individual is      
required to provide an address to the   
agency or court1 an address designated  
to that individual pursuant to an       
address confidentiality program4  7b7   
,exemption from liability ,an individual
 who provides to a ,federal agency or   
,federal court an address which is      
designated to that individual pursuant  
to an address confidentiality program   
shall not be subject to any ,federal    
regulatory1 civil1 or criminal penalties
 for providing such address in lieu of  
the individual's actual physical        
address4  7c7 ,compliance with address  
confidentiality program procedures and  
exemption from ,,foia ,in the case of a 
,federal agency or ,federal court       
seeking to acquire the actual physical  
address of an individual described in   
subsection 7a71 the agency or court     
shall comply with any applicable        
procedures of the address               

confidentiality program for acquiring   
such address4 ,upon acquiring such an   
address1 the address shall be considered
 confidential1 and shall not be subject 
to any request pursuant to section #eeb 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code      
7commonly referred to as the ,freedom of
 ,information ,act74  7d7 ,definition   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term address   
confidentiality program means a program 
implemented by a ,state which provides a
 designated address to an eligible      
individual for use in lieu of the       
individual's actual physical address4   
7#b7 ,the term actual physical address  
may include the address of the          
individual's residence1 school1 and     
place of employment4  7#c7 ,the term    
eligible individual means an individual 
who is determined1 pursuant to an       
address confidentiality program--  7,a7 
to be at risk to be a victim of domestic
 violence1 rape1 sexual assault1 human  
trafficking1 stalking1 or who otherwise 
fears for their safety2 or  7,b7 to     

reside in the same household as an      
individual described in subparagraph    
7,a74