# 119-hr-5725: Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025

119-hr-5725, Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5725
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to expand health-centered crisis response alternatives.** The program funds local efforts to route behavioral health 911 calls to trained health responders and to create handoffs that avoid making callers hang up and dial 988. - Families and people in crisis: May receive a health-first response through 911 rerouting to 988 or by having mental health professionals embedded in dispatch. - 911 dispatch centers and emergency services: Can use competitive grants to embed mental health staff, build alternative 911 routing to 988, and set up streamlined handoffs with emergency responders. - Law enforcement and public safety: Awarded jurisdictions must report on use of force and diversion rates, and the law clarifies it does not require removing police or changing state rules on involuntary psychiatric holds. - State, Tribal, and local governments: Jurisdictions that manage emergency services are eligible to apply and must submit annual reports on response time and other data requested by the Attorney General or the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use. *Authorizes $25.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to fund the grant program, increasing federal outlays if appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for health-first 911 response: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a competitive grant program within 270 days. The Attorney General and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use would run it. States, Tribes, and local governments that manage emergency services could apply. Grants could pay to put mental health p…
- Keeps police role and state rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would not force communities to remove police from emergency responses. It would not override state laws on involuntary psychiatric holds, involuntary treatment, or other emergency powers. This clause would take effect upon enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5725 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5725)

## Related
- [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-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5725 (as of 2026-04-21).