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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5725 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant to support communities 
transitioning to health-centered responses for mental health-related emer-
gencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2025 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Mr. GOLDMAN
of New York, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
and Ms. GARCIA of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant to sup-
port communities transitioning to health-centered re-
sponses for mental health-related emergencies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mental Health Crisis 
Response Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR CRISIS RESPONSE ALTER-
NATIVES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral, in partnership with the Assistant Secretary for Men-
tal Health and Substance Use, shall establish a grant pro-
gram, to award, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible 
jurisdictions for the purposes of implementing or expand-
ing health-centered crisis response strategies for individ-
uals experiencing behavioral health emergencies. 
(b) ELIGIBLE JURISDICTIONS.—A jurisdiction shall 
be eligible for a grant under subsection (a) if the State, 
Tribal, or local government manages emergency services 
in response to any incident, including law enforcement and 
emergency medical services. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible jurisdiction seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General may rea-
sonably require. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under sub-
section (a) may be used by an eligible jurisdiction to: 
(1) Embed mental health professionals into 911 
dispatch and call triage systems. 
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(2) Develop alternative 911 call routing to 988 
or other mental health or substance abuse crisis hot-
line service. 
(3) Form partnerships between State or local 
emergency services and State or local 911 dispatch 
centers to ensure a streamlined handoff without re-
quiring the caller to hangup and dial 988 or other 
mental health or substance abuse crisis hotline serv-
ice. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to— 
(1) require a State, Tribe, or local government 
to remove law enforcement from an emergency re-
sponse model; or 
(2) preempt a State law regarding involuntary 
psychiatric holds, involuntary treatment, or any 
emergency authority that would hinder public safety. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible jurisdic-
tion awarded a grant under this section shall submit an 
annual report on— 
(1) the amount of time it takes for a response 
to an incident; 
(2) use of force by law enforcement or any 
other individual responding to an incident where an 
individual requires assistance; 
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(3) diversion rates; and 
(4) any other information requested by the At-
torney General or Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
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