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HR 4319 117th Congress House

PROTECT 911 Act

Official title: To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track and report on suicides and other issues among public safety telecommunicator… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track and report on suicides and other issues among public safety telecommunicators, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award grants to advance public safety telecommunicator health and well-being, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2021 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma in 911 Act or the PROTECT 911 Act

This bill requires reporting on, and authorizes a grant program to address, suicide and other behavioral health issues among 9-1-1 operators and other public safety personnel who receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance.

Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must develop a reporting system to collect data on the suicide rate among and identify best practices to reduce suicides within that profession.

In addition, the bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security grants for emergency communications centers and relevant nonprofits to raise awareness of, prevent, and mitigate job-related mental health issues.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 7 Republican 2
D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 16, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 18, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 6, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Mar 30, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 17, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 1, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 11, 2022
Lamb, Conor
· Nov 1, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Oct 20, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Oct 20, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Sep 20, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 9, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Jul 1, 2021
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4319: PROTECT 911 Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4319/
MLA
"H.R. 4319: PROTECT 911 Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4319/.
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H.R. 4319, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4319/.
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[H.R. 4319: PROTECT 911 Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4319/)
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