Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 14
- Latest action
- Oct 8, 2025
What it does
The Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025 would direct the Attorney General to establish a competitive grant program to support state, Tribal, and local governments in implementing or expanding health-centered responses to mental health-related emergencies, such as embedding mental health professionals in 911 systems or routing calls to crisis hotlines like 988. The bill authorizes $25 million annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031 for these grants and requires recipients to report annually on response times, use of force, diversion rates, and other metrics. It explicitly states that the grant program does not require removing law enforcement from emergency responses or preempt…
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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.