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119th Congress

H.R. 5706

Mental Health Emergency Responder Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Yassamin Ansari(D-AZ)
Introduced
Oct 8, 2025
Policy area
Health
Committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (10)

Original cosponsors (9)

Added later (1)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in developing or expanding behavioral health crisis response programs that do not rely primarily on law enforcement, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Oct 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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