First Responders Wellness Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-02-20
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “First Responders Wellness Act” Read the full text
Health
What it does
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to set up a national mental health hotline for first responders and their families, with 24/7 phone and text support from peer specialists trained in first responder stressors, linked to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It also extends federal crisis counseling assistance under disaster relief law to emergency response providers helping at major disasters, not just disaster victims. The bill authorizes $10 million a year through 2031 for the hotline and requires reports on its performance.
Written by AI from the complete official bill text and independently fact-checked against it. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-02-20
In the Senate.
Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
2
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEvia NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
10 filingsSERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITYvia LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
6 filingsNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONvia NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
2 filingsPEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIAvia STEPTOE LLP
2 filingsFrom 20 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (2025-02-20).