HR 5725 United States House · 119th Congress

Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025

HR 5725, the Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025, establishes a federal grant program to help state and local governments create health-centered alternatives for mental health emergencies. It provides $25 million annually (2027-2031) for jurisdictions to embed mental health professionals in 911 systems, develop direct routing to crisis hotlines like 988, and build partnerships between emergency services and dispatch centers. The bill specifically aims to reduce law enforcement involvement in behavioral health crises by creating streamlined pathways to crisis care, without requiring police removal or overriding state emergency authority laws. Jurisdictions receiving grants must report on response times, use of force, and diversion rates to health services.

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Oct 2025

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Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Last action Oct 8, 2025

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Oct 8, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Oct 8, 2025

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