Co-lead legislation to increase access to specialized mental health, substance abuse, and crisis counseling services for first responders.

Derek Tran · California · Democratic

policy impact 0.77 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 95%

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

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Representative Tran Co-Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Improve First Responders’ Access to Care ... introduced legislation to increase access to specialized mental health, substance abuse, and crisis counseling services for first responders.

Tran co-led introduction of the CARE for First Responders Act to expand counseling and mental health support for first responders.

Representative Tran Co-Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Improve First Responders’ Access to Care | Representative Derek Tran
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Evidence

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The House member's press-release feed for June 2026 shows recent items on June 12, June 11, and June 5 about rideshare liability, a Garden Grove SBA disaster declaration, and the FY2027 NDAA. Searches on the same page found no matching text for "first responders", "mental health", "substance abuse", "crisis counseling", or "fire".

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the last lookback window, I found no official House-site evidence that Derek Tran co-led the promised first-responder mental health/substance-abuse/counseling legislation; recent official activity on his site is unrelated.

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Press Releases | Representative Derek Tran
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"I am proud to co-lead legislation with Representative Tran (CA-45) to expand and strengthen our behavioral health workforce"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tran introduced H.R. 10349 with Rutherford, Lawler, and Davis to expand specialized mental health and substance-abuse care capacity for first responders; Rutherford described it as co-led with Tran.

delivered same_term A for effort

Representative Tran Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Mental Health Support for Emergency Responders
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"I’m proud to co-lead this bipartisan legislation to provide our first responders with the mental health support they deserve"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House release identifies Tran among members introducing the CARE for First Responders Act, described as expanding specialized mental health, substance-abuse, and crisis-counseling services for first responders.

delivered same_term A for effort

Reps. Balint, Tokuda, Fitzpatrick, LaMalfa, Tran, Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Mental Health Care Services for First Responders | U.S. Representative Becca Balint
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Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Balint, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Tran) introduced the following bill

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s official bill record shows Derek Tran was one of the original members named in introducing H.R. 6601, the CARE for First Responders Act, whose title is to increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 6601 (IH) - Crisis Assistance and Resources in Emergencies for First Responders Act - BILLS-119hr6601ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Tran (for himself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s official bill text shows Tran sponsored H.R. 10349 with bipartisan named co-leads; the bill establishes a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program for mental health and substance-use-disorder practitioners serving emergency response providers.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 10349 (IH) - Emergency Responders Mental Health Training Act
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

Derek Tran has served in the U.S. House only since January 3, 2025. The available evidence through June 2026 does not show that he co-led or otherwise materially advanced legislation specifically aimed at expanding specialized mental health, substance abuse, and crisis-counseling services for first responders; the reviewed official House activity was unrelated. That is not enough for delivered or partial credit. Because he remains in active federal office and the promise could still be fulfilled within a later part of the same term, this is best scored as unresolved rather than never.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 82%