Establish and fund a dedicated federal grant program for mental health and wellness services for firefighters, EMS personnel, and dispatchers.

Andrea Salinas · Oregon · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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My bill changes that. I'm proud to introduce the Lifeline for First Responders Act with the support of Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue and NAMI Oregon to ensure our emergency personnel get the support they deserve.

Salinas committed through the Lifeline for First Responders Act to create the first dedicated federal grant program for mental health support for first responders, including $7.5 million annually through fiscal year 2032 for counseling, peer support, suicide prevention, family support, and related wellness programs.

Rep. Salinas Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Fund Mental Health Support for First Responders | Representative Andrea Salinas
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Evidence

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H.R.6415 listed Andrea Salinas among the original introducers. The bill proposed specialized first-responder mental-health services, defined covered providers to include emergency response providers and public safety telecommunicators, created on-site mental-health-services grants, and authorized $5,000,000 annually for FY2024-FY2028.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Strong same-term effort toward the promise: Salinas helped introduce a bill creating and funding first-responder mental-health grant services that covered firefighters/EMS through emergency-response-provider language and dispatchers through public-safety-telecommunicator language. It was proposed legislation, not enacted delivery.

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Text - H.R.6415 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): CARE for First Responders Act
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The current-Congress CARE for First Responders Act remained at the Introduced stage, with latest official action on February 2, 2026: referral to the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No concrete delivery signal appeared in the August 18-20, 2026 lookback. The closest current federal vehicle remained pending in committee and had not become law, so the dedicated grant program still was not established or funded as of the refresh date.

unresolved later_term

Actions - H.R.6601 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): CARE for First Responders Act
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Salinas materially advanced the promise by helping introduce H.R.6415 in the 118th Congress, which would have created and authorized funding for first-responder mental health grant services covering firefighters, EMS personnel, and dispatchers. But the promised federal grant program was not enacted or funded, and the current 119th Congress successor bill remained pending in committee as of the provided refresh. This is a serious same-term legislative effort without delivered policy, so it is not fulfilled but earns an effort badge.

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