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Justice Department must plan PTSD care for public safety workers

Officially: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025

Public safety workers could get a federal plan for better PTSD and stress care. The Justice Department would have to design the plan, estimate costs, and suggest the law Congress would need to pass. The bill does not fund care yet.

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What this bill actually does

The Attorney General must send Congress a report within 150 days after the bill becomes law. The report must come through the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
The report must describe at least one possible Justice Department program if the Attorney General finds it useful and workable. The program would cover job-related PTSD and acute stress disorder for public safety officers and 911 workers.
The possible program must help workers get proven, trauma-informed care. It must also cover peer support, counseling, and help for families.

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Introduced

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Senate Committee

Under Senate committee consideration

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (3/4/2025)

MAR 4

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House Review

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Passed Both Chambers

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