Create and fund a federal grant program for mental health and wellness services for firefighters, EMS personnel, and 911 dispatchers.

Sharice Davids · Kansas · Democratic

spending impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 90%

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This bipartisan effort would make long-overdue investments in mental health services for first responders and make sure they know they don’t have to struggle in silence

Davids backed the Lifeline for First Responders Act, which would establish a federal grant program to fund mental health, suicide prevention, counseling, peer support, family support, outreach, training, and technical assistance for fire, EMS, and dispatch personnel.

Kean Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Fund Mental Health Support for First Responders | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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H.R. 10116 was introduced by Rep. Andrea Salinas for herself, Rep. Gabe Evans, Rep. Sharice Davids, and Rep. Thomas Kean, and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill would establish an EMS and First Responder Wellness Grant Program and authorize $7,500,000 annually for fiscal years 2028 through 2032.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Davids is an original House cosponsor of legislation matching the commitment, but the bill is only introduced and referred, not enacted or funded.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10116 (IH) - Lifeline for First Responders Act
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Rep. Kean's office said the Lifeline for First Responders Act was introduced with Reps. Salinas, Evans, and Sharice Davids. The release says it would create the first federal grant program dedicated to mental health care for firefighters, paramedics, and dispatchers, authorize $7.5 million per year through FY2032, and fund counseling, peer support, suicide prevention, family support, outreach, training, and technical assistance.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House press release confirms Davids' public support and describes the proposed grant program, but describes a bill proposal rather than a completed program or enacted appropriation. No newer lookback-window source found showing passage, funding, reversal, or abandonment.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Kean Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Fund Mental Health Support for First Responders | Congressman Thomas Kean Jr.
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Davids materially advanced matching federal legislation as an original cosponsor of H.R. 10116, which would create and authorize funding for an EMS and First Responder Wellness Grant Program covering firefighters, EMS personnel, and dispatchers. But the bill has only been introduced and referred to committee as of September 1, 2026; the grant program has not been enacted or funded. This supports effort credit but not fulfillment yet.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%