Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023
This bill requires the Attorney General to develop a report within 150 days of enactment, proposing programs to provide mental health care for public safety officers. It directly affects police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and 911 dispatchers - groups identified as having higher rates of PTSD and suicide risk than the general population. The report must outline evidence-based treatment options (including telehealth), confidentiality protections, and efficient state/local implementation methods, plus draft grant conditions and funding estimates. The bill does not fund programs directly but sets a process for creating them.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
President
Introduced Mar 2, 2023
Last action Mar 7, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S640; text: CR S640)
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S640; text: CR S640)
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
John Kennedy
RRepublican
Co
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
Co
Margaret Wood Hassan
DDemocratic
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
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