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H.R. 5706 119th Congress House

Mental Health Emergency Responder Act

Official title: To establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in developing or expanding behavioral health crisis response programs that do not rely primarily on law enforcement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 2025 Introduced by: Yassamin Ansari Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Oct 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 10
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Oct 14, 2025
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 8, 2025
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 8, 2025
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Oct 8, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 8, 2025
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Oct 8, 2025
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Oct 8, 2025
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 8, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 8, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 8, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5706: Mental Health Emergency Responder Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5706/
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"H.R. 5706: Mental Health Emergency Responder Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5706/.
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H.R. 5706, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5706/.
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[H.R. 5706: Mental Health Emergency Responder Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5706/)
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