# 119-s-825: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025

119-s-825, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status passed_senate; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-825
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**This bill would expand access to trauma care for public safety officers and 911 telecommunicators and require the Justice Department to design programs and cost estimates.** - Public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators: The bill would direct the Attorney General, through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to propose at least one program to provide evidence-based trauma-informed care, peer support, counseling, and family supports for job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder. - State, Tribal, territorial, and local agencies: The required report must explain how proposed programs could be run efficiently across states, tribes, territories, and localities and must consider both in-person care and telehealth options. - Justice Department and Congress: Within 150 days the Attorney General must submit a report with draft grant confidentiality conditions, draft legislative language, and an estimate of the annual appropriations needed to administer each proposed program. The Attorney General must consult relevant stakeholders, including agencies that employ public safety personnel and organizations that support officers and families.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defines covered public safety workers for PTSD: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would spell out who counts as a “public safety officer” and would include Tribal officers. It would also define “public safety telecommunicator” as 911 and emergency center staff who answer calls, take incident details, and coordinate responders. These definitions would guide D…

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## Sources
- [119-s-825 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/825)

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- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
- [119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-723)
- [119-sres-703: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-703)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-825 (as of 2026-08-11).