# 117-hr-5703: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act

117-hr-5703, Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5703
- Congress: 117
- Title: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
- Introduced: 2021-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act This bill authorizes the provision of professional counseling services to victims of declared emergencies (current law limits such authorization to victims of major disasters).

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5703 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5703)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5703 (as of 2025-11-18).