Peer Support for Our First Responders Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Apr 23, 2026
What it does
The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency working group to review best practices for peer-to-peer behavioral health programs tailored to law enforcement officers and first responders, including firefighters, EMS personnel, and corrections staff, and to issue updated recommendations to Congress on improving mental health outcomes and reducing suicide risk. The working group, composed of federal, state, tribal, and local agency representatives, law enforcement and first responder personnel, and NGO advocates, must publish a public report and submit congressional recommendations within one year of enactment, after which it will terminate unless…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.