Healing Partnerships for Survivors Act
Sponsored By: Representative Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a new grant program to build regional health and community partnerships that provide trauma-informed care for sexual assault survivors. It also explicitly adds sexual assault into Family Violence Prevention and Services Act language about dating violence and creates a five-year funding stream for the new program.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New grants to connect care for survivors
If enacted, the government would fund new partnerships to connect health care and sexual assault services. It would authorize $30 million each year for 2026–2030. State, territorial, and tribal coalitions, nonprofit rape crisis groups, and tribes could apply. Grants could cover screening, therapy, support groups, substance‑use care, holistic healing, temporary housing help, and case management. Services would include adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and grantees would protect privacy and report results.
Family violence law adds sexual assault
If enacted, the family violence law would explicitly add sexual assault alongside dating violence. Programs covered by this section would need to consider and serve sexual assault survivors.
Training funds for survivor service groups
If enacted, up to 10% of program funds would support training and technical help. Private nonprofit groups focused on sexual assault could receive these awards. At least one awardee would specialize in culturally specific communities. Funds would pay for training grantees, evaluations, and sharing best practices.
Limit on program administrative costs
If enacted, the Secretary could use no more than $5 million each year for admin, monitoring, and evaluations. This limit could shift more money toward direct services, depending on yearly funding levels.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
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