U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB825: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
Status: Passed one chamber, June 10, 2026
A bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes.
From the engrossed text, June 10, 2026:
AN ACT To require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Public safety officers serve their communities with bravery and distinction in order to keep their communities safe. (2) Public safety officers, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and 911 dispatchers, are on the front lines of dealing with situations that are stressful, graphic, harrowing, and life-threatening. (3) The work of public safety officers puts them at risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. (4) 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 that develops such conditions. (5) Victims of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder are at a higher risk of dying by suicide. (6) Firefighters have been reported to have higher suicide attempt and ideation rates than the general population. (7) It is estimated that between 125 and 300 police officers die by suicide every year. (8) In 2019, …
Sponsors
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA) · primary sponsor
- Coons, Christopher (D)
- Young, Todd (R)
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH)
- Hawley, Josh (R, SD-MO)
- Blumenthal, Richard (D)
- Blackburn, Marsha (R)
- Ossoff, Jon (D)
- Ernst, Joni (R)
- Warnock, Raphael (D)
- Gillibrand, Kirsten (D)
- Graham, Lindsey (R)
Latest actions
- : 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. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects: Law enforcement officers, Neurological disorders, Mental health, Health promotion and preventive care, Law enforcement administration and funding, First responders and emergency personnel, Crime and Law Enforcement, Government information and archives
Common questions
- What is SB825?
- SB825 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025.
- What does SB825 do?
- In its own words: An act To require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB825?
- Passed one chamber as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Held at the desk. (June 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB825?
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB825?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/825
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