# 119-hr-4387: People’s Response Act

119-hr-4387, People’s Response Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4387
- Congress: 119
- Title: People’s Response Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Focuses federal support on nonpunitive, community-led approaches to public safety.** It would create a Division on Community Safety at the Department of Health and Human Services and fund grants to scale alternatives to policing and incarceration. - Families and survivors: Funds would support holistic services such as housing stability, reentry programs, victim services, public health interventions, and community health workers to help people harmed by incarceration, police violence, or detention. - State, local, and community groups: Grants would pay for safety needs assessments, participatory budgeting, capacity building, and direct grants to community-based organizations, with priority for organizations led by people disproportionately affected by the criminal legal system and federally recognized Tribes. - Rural communities and workforce: At least 30 percent of grant dollars must go to rural entities, and separate hiring grants would recruit and train first responders and school-based staff to deliver trauma-informed care and violence prevention. *This bill would authorize about $3.5 billion for local grants, $3.5 billion for state grants, and $2.5 billion for first-responder hiring across FY2026–2030, increasing federal spending by roughly $9.5 billion.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for community-led safety: benefit, high. HHS would give grants to community groups to run nonpunitive safety and health services. Up to $4 billion would be available. At least 30% would go to rural areas. Money could fund crisis teams, 911 diversion, violence prevention, harm reduction, housing, youth and reentry help. Grantees would repo…
- State grants to build safety programs: benefit, high. HHS would fund States to plan and expand community safety programs from 2026 to 2030. States would need to create a state office for this work and match federal dollars 1:1. At least 30% of funds would go to less‑urban States. States could subgrant to local groups and governments. Reports would be…
- Grants to hire and train first responders: benefit, high. HHS would fund hiring and training of first responders from 2026 to 2030. Money could pay for recruitment, training, equipment, crisis response, and trauma prevention. Schools could partner to provide trauma‑informed support and school‑based health services. At least 30% of funds would go to rural…
- Local safety grants with wage floor: benefit, high. HHS would grant local governments money to assess safety needs and run programs from 2026 to 2030. Each grantee would develop a safety needs assessment. At least 30% of funds would go to less‑urban areas. Any worker hired with grant money must be paid at least $17 an hour or the highest applicable…
- Health department safety division and oversight: benefit, medium. HHS would create a Division on Community Safety led by an Assistant Secretary. The Division would run the grant programs, build data systems, share research, and take public complaints about grantees. A National Advisory Committee with directly impacted members would guide priorities. An Interagenc…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4387 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4387)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4387 (as of 2026-04-21).