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119-hr-5706119th CongressWALLET

Mental Health Emergency Responder Act

Sponsored By: Representative Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a competitive grant program to build non-law-enforcement behavioral health crisis response teams. The bill would fund programs that use clinicians, emergency medical services, or clinician-led mobile teams as primary responders and link them into 911 and 988 dispatch systems.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants for non-police mental health responders

If enacted, the Department of Health and Human Services would run competitive grants to build mental health crisis response that does not rely mainly on police. Funding would be authorized as needed for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Local or Tribal governments, regional EMS or fire departments, certified community behavioral health clinics, and nonprofits with local partners could apply. Grants could fund recruiting and training clinicians and paramedics; co-response teams in 911 or 988; mobile crisis teams; community outreach; and, where state law allows, protocols for EMS to take custody from police for transport. The department would prioritize areas without such programs or with limited capacity, require annual outcome reports, and would not force states to change emergency detention or transport laws.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 10/14/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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