Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/7/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-07Held at the desk.
- 2023-03-07Received in the House.
- 2023-03-07Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2023-03-02Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S640; text: CR S640)
- 2023-03-02Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S640; text: CR S640)
- 2023-03-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-02 (55)
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023
This bill requires the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to report on one or more proposed programs to make treatment or preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators for job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder.
The report must also include draft legislative language related to each proposed program, as well as the estimated cost for administering each proposed program.
Cosponsors (12)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Neurological disorders
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