Federal money helps fire and police hire mental health workers.
H.R. 10712 — First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act · Filed by Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives money to hire counselors who work inside fire and police offices. It also trains peer-support programs where first responders help each other. The bill sets aside $10 million each year. This money runs from 2027 to 2029. It focuses on offices that need help most. Money spreads fairly across all areas.
Who it affects
Firefighters, paramedics, police, and 911 operators get mental health help at work. Public health offices, mental health groups, and nonprofits can apply for money to run these programs.
One thing to notice
The program only lasts three years. After that, Congress must vote again to keep paying for it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 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
- peer-support programs — Groups where first responders help each other with mental health problems.
- mental health — Emotional and mental well-being.
- first responders — Firefighters, paramedics, police, and 911 operators who help in emergencies.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,220 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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