# 119-hr-10712: First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act

119-hr-10712, First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10712
- Congress: 119
- Title: First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Expands behavioral health support for emergency responders.** This bill would add emergency response organizations and 911 dispatchers to an existing mental and behavioral health education and training program and set up a three-year grant pilot to fund on-site clinicians and peer counseling.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Behavioral health support for first responders: benefit, low. This bill would add emergency response providers and telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) to a mental and behavioral health training and placement program. It would create a three-year pilot where HHS would award grants to eligible entities to help those providers' behavioral health needs. Grants would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10712)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10712 (as of 2026-10-16).