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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 4, 2025
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
This bill requires the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on one or more proposed programs for providing mental health care to public safety officers and related personnel.
Under the bill, a proposed program must be administered by DOJ and must make treatment and preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators for job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder.
The bill requires the report to also include draft legislative language related to each proposed program, as well as the estimated cost for administering each proposed program.
People & committees
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R–IA
Legislative record
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Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723, S2726-2727; text: CR S2726-2727)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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