# 119-s-2645: DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act

119-s-2645, DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2645
- Congress: 119
- Title: DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**a DHS Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program** would coordinate mental health, resilience, and suicide-prevention services for DHS law enforcement personnel. It would set consistent policies, collect confidential data, and expand peer support and training across DHS components. - Families: Families and surviving families of DHS officers would be offered suicide-prevention and resiliency training and access to counseling and community supports. - DHS law enforcement personnel: Would receive standardized mental-health policies, a cross-component peer-to-peer support network, and in-person or live interactive suicide awareness and resiliency training at hire and annually. Annual confidential surveys would track effectiveness and participation would be voluntary and protected. - DHS components and leaders: Component heads would be required to prioritize mental-health resources, review and revise policies that discourage help-seeking, and ensure safeguards against adverse action for self-identifying. The DHS Chief Medical Officer would issue a directive within 180 days and provide annual briefings through fiscal year 2027.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mental health help for DHS officers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program inside the DHS office run by the Chief Medical Officer. The Chief Medical Officer must name a Workplace Health and Wellness Coordinator and issue a directive within 180 days, and brief Congress within 180 days a…

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-s-1498: Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2645 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2645)

## Related
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-1498: Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1498)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2645 (as of 2026-04-21).