Bill · H.R. 2937· House(119-HR-2937)
PROTECT 911 Act
- Introduced
- 4/17/2025
- Last activity
- 4/17/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Robin Kelly
- Cosponsors
- - 8 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The PROTECT 911 Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create and share best practices for treating mental health issues like posttraumatic stress disorder in public safety telecommunicators. It also directs the Secretary to develop resources to educate mental health professionals on the specific stressors and culture of emergency communications centers. Additionally, the bill establishes a grant program for State, local, and regional emergency communications centers and eligible nonprofits. These grants are intended to create or improve behavioral health and wellness programs, including peer-support initiatives.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+7
Provides grants and best practices specifically for behavioral health and wellness for 911 dispatchers.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+4
Increases availability of specialized mental health resources for public safety telecommunicators.
Would retired people be better off under this?+4
Provides resources for the challenges encountered by retired public safety telecommunicators.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Mental Health Care for Dispatchers: The Secretary must develop evidence-based best practices to identify, prevent, and treat posttraumatic stress disorder and co-occurring disorders for public safety telecommunicators (Section 2(a)).
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Better Trained Professionals: Mental health professionals will have access to resources regarding the culture, stressors, and common mental health issues of both active and retired public safety telecommunicators (Section 2(b)).
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Funding for Wellness Programs: Grants will be available to establish or enhance behavioral health programs, raise awareness of job-related mental health issues, and acquire training materials (Section 3(a) and (b)(1), (3)).
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Peer Support Systems: The bill provides for the establishment or enhancement of peer-support programs where telecommunicators can serve as peer counselors (Section 3(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+7Improves Healthcare Access+4Increases Research Funding+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 1/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · Illinois
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Kristen McDonald RivetDemocrat · Michigan
Joe NeguseDemocrat · Colorado
Zachary NunnRepublican · Iowa
Deborah RossDemocrat · North Carolina
Hillary ScholtenDemocrat · Michigan
Norma TorresDemocrat · California
Marc VeaseyDemocrat · Texas