U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10349: EMT Act
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Responders Mental Health Training Act or the EMT Act . SECTION 2. Public safety mental health fellowships (a) Establishment of program Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 554. Public safety mental health fellowships (a) Establishment of program The Secretary shall establish a pilot program, to be known as the Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program (in this section referred to as the program ), under which the Secretary shall award fellowships, which may include stipends, for the purposes of-- (1) increasing the knowledge of mental health and substance use disorders treatment practitioners on issues related to prevention, treatment, and recovery support for individuals who are emergency response providers and who have a mental health or substance use disorder; (2) improving the quality of mental health and substance use disorders prevention and treatment services delivered to emergency response providers; and (3) increasing the number of culturally competent mental health and substance use disorders treatment professionals who teach, administer …
Sponsors
- Derek Tran (D) · primary sponsor
- John Rutherford (R, HD-005)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10349?
- HB10349 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): EMT Act.
- What does HB10349 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10349?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10349?
- Derek Tran (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10349?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10349
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