What does Preamble of Safer Response Act of 2025 do?

This bill aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. The purpose of the amendment is to reauthorize grants for first responder training.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Safer Response Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Safer Response Act of 2025

What does FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING PROGRAM. of Safer Response Act of 2025 do?

This section amends Section 546 of the Public Health Service Act. The text modifies subsection (a) by changing 'tribes and tribal' to 'Tribes and Tribal'. Subsections (a), (c), and (d) are revised to replace 'approved or cleared' with 'approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed' and remove the term 'opioid'. Subsection (f) is amended to replace 'approved or cleared' with 'approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed', remove 'opioid' in paragraph (1), expand the list of substances in paragraph (2) from 'opioid and heroin' to 'opioid, heroin, and other drug', and replace 'opioid overdose' with 'overdose'. Paragraph (3) of subsection (f) removes 'opioid and heroin'. Subsection (h) increases funding from $36,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to $57,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

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Safer Response Act of 2025

Last updated: 6/23/2025 · Introduced: 6/23/2025

Author: Josh Harder (D-CA)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants for first responder training programs.
It expands the types of substances first responders can be trained to address, including opioids, heroin, and other drugs, while responding to overdose situations.
Funding for first responder training programs is increased to $57 million annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

119th Congressin committeeHR. 2483(Signed into Law)Official page

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