Safer Response Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced
Summary
Broadened training scope and higher funding for first responders. This bill would expand the federal first responder training program beyond opioid-only language to cover additional substances and to allow use of products that are "approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed."
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- First responders and the communities they serve would receive training that covers a wider set of substances and overdose response beyond opioid-specific materials.
- The statute's language is updated to consistently reference "Tribes and Tribal" entities in the program text.
- Program administrators and grant recipients would see authorized annual funding rise from $36.0 million for 2019–2023 to $57.0 million for 2026–2030, supporting larger or more sustained training grants.
*This bill would increase federal spending for the program by raising authorized annual funding to $57.0 million for 2026–2030 above prior levels.*
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More funds and broader training for first responders
If enacted, the first responder training program would cover more kinds of drug overdoses and more legally marketed products. It would replace “approved or cleared” with “approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed,” and remove opioid-only wording so training can address opioids, heroin, and other drugs. The bill would authorize $57 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. States, Tribes, and similar groups could get grants, if Congress later provides the funds.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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