The National Police Association is urging the House to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would require a federal review of mental-health support for public safety workers.
In a Nov. 13 release, the association said it endorsed S. 825, the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025, and wants House leaders to schedule a vote. Sen. Chuck Grassley introduced the measure. The Senate approved an amended version by voice vote on June 10, 2026. The House’s June 15 Daily Digest listed the bill as held at the desk.
If enacted, the bill would require the attorney general, acting through the director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to report to the House and Senate Judiciary committees within 150 days. The report would cover at least one proposed federal program only if the attorney general finds it appropriate and feasible.
The report would assess evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment and support from peers, counselors and families. It would examine grant conditions to protect confidentiality and ways to deliver services across state, Tribal, territorial and local systems, including in-person care and telehealth. The required work also includes draft legislative language and estimates of annual appropriations. Coverage would extend to public safety officers, including Tribal officers, and public safety telecommunicators such as 911 operators; the bill addresses work-related PTSD and acute stress disorder.
The bill’s findings cite a 2019 report by DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services describing gaps in law enforcement agencies’ access to mental-health professionals. The bill also says police and fire departments generally lack the resources to employ full-time mental-health specialists.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that implementing S. 825 would cost less than $500,000 over 2026-2031, with related spending dependent on available appropriations. “A DOJ program could fill this gap and help reduce barriers officers experience to receiving mental health treatment,” said Paula Fitzsimmons, the NPA’s legislative director.
