S. 825: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025

Bill text used: Engrossed in Senate, as passed by the Senate on June 10, 2026 · updated Oct 28, 2026

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At a glance

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The Justice Department would have to propose a program to help police, firefighters, medics and 911 dispatchers get care for job-related trauma.
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Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)not fewer than 1 proposed program, if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so, to be administered by the Department of Justice for making state-of-the-art treatments or preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)Public safety officers, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and 911 dispatchers[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(2)
The care could include trauma treatment, peer support, counseling and help for families.
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access to evidence-based trauma-informed care, peer support, counselor services, and family supports[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)
The plan is due to Congress within 150 days, with draft law language and a cost estimate.
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Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(4)an estimate of the amount of annual appropriations necessary for administering each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(5)
It is a report, not a program yet. Congress would have to act again to create one.
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a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(4)if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa wrote it. The Senate passed it on June 10, 2026. The House has not acted on it.
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Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA][1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Sponsor2026-06-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, June 10, 20262026-06-15 10:49:17 | House floor actions | Held at the desk.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, June 15, 2026

What it would mean for you

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If you are a police officer, firefighter, EMT or 911 dispatcher

A federal plan for trauma care could be on the way

The plan must cover ways to reach you in person and by telehealth.
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at the State, Tribal, territorial, and local levels, taking into account in-person and telehealth capabilities[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(3)
It must include rules to keep your care private.
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a draft of any necessary grant conditions required to ensure that confidentiality is afforded to public safety officers on account of seeking the care or services[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(2)
Groups that speak for first responders and their families must be consulted.
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In developing the report required under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall consult relevant stakeholders[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(c)organizations that support the interests of public safety officers, public safety telecommunicators, and family members[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(c)(2)

If you serve on a Tribal force

You are included

Tribal public safety officers count under the bill.
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includes Tribal public safety officers.[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(a)(1)(B)

If you live in Iowa

Your senator wrote it

Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote the bill and reported it from the Judiciary Committee.
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Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA][1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · SponsorCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, May 19, 2026

What this bill does not do

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It does not start a treatment program or spend money on one. It asks for a plan.
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Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(4)an estimate of the amount of annual appropriations necessary for administering each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(5)
The Attorney General may decide a program is not workable.
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if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)

Current law vs. the bill

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Every place the bill changes existing law. On the left, the law as it stands today, quoted from the U.S. Code. On the right, the bill's words.

This bill does not change any existing section of law.

What the bill decides, and what it leaves to others

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Written into the bill

These take effect exactly as written.

The report is due within 150 days of the bill becoming law.
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Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)
It must include draft law language and a yearly cost estimate.
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a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(4)an estimate of the amount of annual appropriations necessary for administering each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(5)

Left to agencies or states

The real effect depends on rules someone else writes later.

The Attorney General decides whether a program is workable and what it would look like.
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if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)not fewer than 1 proposed program, if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so, to be administered by the Department of Justice for making state-of-the-art treatments or preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)
Congress would decide later whether to create and fund it.
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a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(4)an estimate of the amount of annual appropriations necessary for administering each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(5)

Section by section

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Read all 5 sections in plain words

Sec. 1 Short title: Names the bill the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025.
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This Act may be cited as the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025.[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 1
Sec. 2 Findings: Congress says about 30 percent of first responders get conditions like depression or PTSD. For everyone else, it is 20 percent.
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It is estimated that 30 percent of public safety officers develop behavioral health conditions at some point in their lifetimes, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, in comparison to 20 percent of the general population[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(4)
It says many police departments lack local access to mental health experts.
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many law enforcement agencies do not have the capacity or local access to the mental health professionals necessary for treating their law enforcement officers[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(8)Individual police and fire departments generally do not have the resources to employ full-time mental health experts[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(10)
Sec. 3(a) Who is covered: Public safety officers, including Tribal officers, and 911 dispatchers.
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The term public safety officer[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(a)(1)includes Tribal public safety officers.[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(a)(1)(B)operates telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 911 public safety answering points[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(a)(2)(A)
Sec. 3(b) The report: Within 150 days, the Justice Department must send Congress at least one plan, if it finds one that would work.
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Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)not fewer than 1 proposed program, if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so, to be administered by the Department of Justice for making state-of-the-art treatments or preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)
The report must cover privacy, how to run it, draft law text and the yearly cost.
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a draft of any necessary grant conditions required to ensure that confidentiality is afforded to public safety officers on account of seeking the care or services[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(2)at the State, Tribal, territorial, and local levels, taking into account in-person and telehealth capabilities[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(3)a draft of legislative language necessary to authorize each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(4)an estimate of the amount of annual appropriations necessary for administering each proposed program[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(5)
Sec. 3(c) Who must be consulted: Agencies that hire first responders, and groups that help them and their families.
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Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local agencies employing public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(c)(1)organizations that support the interests of public safety officers, public safety telecommunicators, and family members[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(c)(2)

What changed between versions

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2 steps, from first draft to final text

From the Senate bill as introduced to the committee's version (Senate)

No changes to the wording.

From the committee's version (Senate) to the Senate-passed text

The Senate tidied the list of groups to consult. It was a wording fix, not a policy change.
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non-governmental organizations[3] Reported to Senate (May 19, 2026) · Sec. 3(c)(2)organizations that support the interests of public safety officers, public safety telecommunicators, and family members[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(c)(2)

Cost

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The Congressional Budget Office estimated the report would cost less than $500,000 over 2026 to 2031.
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CBO estimates that implementing S. 825 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period.[7] CBO: S. 825, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025 (as passed by the Senate on June 10, 2026), July 15, 2026 · CBO estimate, July 15, 2026
Any money would come from yearly funding Congress provides.
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Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.[7] CBO: S. 825, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025 (as passed by the Senate on June 10, 2026), July 15, 2026 · CBO estimate, July 15, 2026

Analysis

Every bill gets the same five questions. Arguments are attributed to the people who made them, and each side gets about the same space.

Path to law

Grassley introduced it on March 4, 2025.
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Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA][1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Sponsor2025-03-04 | Library of Congress | Introduced in Senate[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, March 4, 2025
The Judiciary Committee approved it with changes on May 14, 2026.
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2026-05-14 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, May 14, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, May 19, 2026
The Senate passed it on June 10, 2026, as part of a group of bills, by voice vote.
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2026-06-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, June 10, 2026Calendar No. 411, S. 825[5] Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2026 (S2723, en bloc consideration) · S2723, Sen. CornynThe bill (S. 825), as amended, was passed as follows:[6] Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2026 (S2724-S2727, bills passed en bloc) · S2726
The House has held it at the desk since June 15, 2026.
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2026-06-15 10:49:17 | House floor actions | Held at the desk.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, June 15, 2026

Balance of power

It had 19 cosponsors from both parties, starting with Democrat Chris Coons and Republican Todd Young.
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Cosponsors (19): Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (2025-03-04); Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (2025-03-04); Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (2025-03-04)[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Cosponsors

Coalitions

No senator objected, and there was no recorded vote.
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There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the measures en bloc.[5] Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2026 (S2723, en bloc consideration) · S27232026-06-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, June 10, 2026

Precedent

It builds on a 2019 Justice Department report required by a 2017 law on police mental health.
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In 2019, pursuant to section 2(b) of the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(8)The LEMHWA report recommended methods for establishing remote access or regional mental health check programs at the State or Federal level.[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(9)

The strongest case on each side

For

Many police and fire departments lack mental health experts, so a federal or regional option could fill the gap.
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many law enforcement agencies do not have the capacity or local access to the mental health professionals necessary for treating their law enforcement officers[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(8)Individual police and fire departments generally do not have the resources to employ full-time mental health experts[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(10)The LEMHWA report recommended methods for establishing remote access or regional mental health check programs at the State or Federal level.[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 2(9)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), sponsor, in the findings Congress would adopt

Against

No one argued against it. It only asks for a plan, and the Attorney General may decide a program isn't workable.
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There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the measures en bloc.[5] Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2026 (S2723, en bloc consideration) · S2723if the Attorney General determines it appropriate and feasible to do so[2] Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Sec. 3(b)(1)
No opponent on the record; limits written into the bill

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How this was checked

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CBO estimate (July 15, 2026): Hand-recorded excerpt; CBO's site blocks automatic download, so an editor must confirm it.
Committee report: None: the Judiciary Committee reported it without a written report.
Findings: The 30 percent, 20 percent and suicide figures are Congress's findings in the bill, not checked against outside data.

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Sources

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All 7 sources

Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Official bill record · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
Engrossed in Senate (June 10, 2026) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
Reported to Senate (May 19, 2026) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
Introduced in Senate (March 4, 2025) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2026 (S2723, en bloc consideration) · Congressional Record · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
Congressional Record, Senate, June 10, 2026 (S2724-S2727, bills passed en bloc) · Congressional Record · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
CBO: S. 825, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025 (as passed by the Senate on June 10, 2026), July 15, 2026 · Congressional Budget Office · retrieved Oct 28, 2026 · excerpts recorded by hand, awaiting confirmation

Official summary

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Mar 4, 2025).

What has happened

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Jun 10, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.Library of Congress
May 19, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.Library of Congress
Mar 4, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

From Iowa

Joni Ernst R-IA

Everyone else (18)

Marsha Blackburn R-TN
Richard Blumenthal D-CT
Christopher A. Coons D-DE
Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
Ted Cruz R-TX
Richard J. Durbin D-IL
Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY
Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC
Margaret Wood Hassan D-NH
Josh Hawley R-MO
Mazie K. Hirono D-HI
Amy Klobuchar D-MN

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Jon Ossoff D-GA
Alex Padilla D-CA
Thom Tillis R-NC
Raphael G. Warnock D-GA
Peter Welch D-VT
Todd Young R-IN

Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025

How this bill changes the law

At a glance

What it would mean for you

A federal plan for trauma care could be on the way

You are included

Your senator wrote it

What this bill does not do

Current law vs. the bill

What the bill decides, and what it leaves to others

Written into the bill

Left to agencies or states

Section by section

What changed between versions

Cost

Analysis

Path to law

Balance of power

Coalitions

Precedent

The strongest case on each side

For

Against

Did this make sense?

How this was checked

Sources

Official summary

What has happened

Cosponsors

From Iowa

Everyone else (18)