Congress funds training for mental health doctors who help first responders.
H.R. 10349 — EMT Act · Filed by Derek Tran (D-CA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sets up a program to train mental health doctors. They will work with firefighters, police, paramedics, and hospital staff. The program pays for training in psychiatry, social work, psychology, and drug abuse help. It gives $10 million per year for six years, from 2028 to 2033. The government must report on results after 2 years and after 5 years.
Who it affects
Firefighters, police, paramedics, and hospital staff gain access to mental health doctors. These doctors are trained in work stress and trauma. Graduate schools that train mental health doctors may get students in this program.
One thing to notice
The bill pays to train mental health doctors. It does not require them to work with first responders after training.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Sep 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- first responders — Firefighters, police, paramedics, and hospital staff who respond to crises.
- psychiatry — The medical field that treats mental health and brain disorders.
- social work — Help given to people facing hard times or personal problems.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,380 characters) on Sep 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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