In Congress, I will take steps to expand access to mental health care providers and advocate for increasing research into preventative steps for our communities to support their neighbors.
Take steps to expand access to mental health care providers.
Occurrences
The Peer Support for Our First Responders Act will strengthen that work across the country.
Evidence
Representative Suhas Subramanyam said the Peer Support for Our First Responders Act would make sure first responders "have access to the mental health resources and support they deserve" and would "strengthen" peer support work for behavioral and mental health. The release says the bill would create an interagency working group and issue updated recommendations to Congress on improving behavioral and mental health outcomes.
Assessments
Subramanyam introduced federal legislation in April 2026 aimed at improving behavioral and mental health support access for first responders, which is a material same-term step toward the promise. However, the evidence does not show enactment or an implemented expansion of access to mental health care providers, and the effort appears still pending rather than definitively failed.