Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act is a narrow reauthorization bill. It amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act authorization line for officer crisis support by replacing fiscal years 2020 through 2024 with fiscal years 2025 through 2029. The practical effect is to keep the federal authorization window open for law-enforcement mental-health, peer support, suicide-prevention, treatment, and crisis-response activities tied to officers in crisis. The bill does not redesign the program or create a new eligibility scheme; its importance is continuity for agencies and service providers that rely on the federal public-safety mental-health authorization.
Who Benefits and How
Law enforcement officers benefit because the federal authorization for officer crisis support and treatment continues through fiscal year 2029. Police departments benefit from continuity for officer wellness, peer support, and crisis-response programming. Mental health providers serving officers benefit from a continued federal program authorization tied to treatment and support. Families of law enforcement officers benefit indirectly when crisis intervention and suicide-prevention supports remain authorized.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Justice grant administrators must continue operating the authorized program window through fiscal year 2029. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of any appropriations Congress provides under the reauthorized program. Law enforcement agencies seeking funds must keep applying for and documenting eligible officer-wellness activities. Public-safety budget offices must track the renewed authorization period rather than treating the program as expired after fiscal year 2024.
Key Provisions
- Extends the officer crisis support authorization from fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
- Protects continuity for law-enforcement mental-health and treatment programming.
- Uses an Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act reauthorization rather than creating a new program.
- Supports future appropriations for officer wellness, peer support, and crisis-response activities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act support and treatment program for officers in crisis for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
Key Policy Areas
Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act support and treatment program for officers in crisis for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Law enforcement officers
- Police departments
- Mental health providers serving officers
- Families of law enforcement officers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Justice grant administrators
- Federal taxpayers
- Law enforcement agencies seeking funds
- Public-safety budget offices
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Reschenthaler (for himself and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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