Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
Adds first-responder training, resources, and containment devices for fentanyl and other potentially lethal substance exposure to allowable uses of grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
Who Benefits and How
Firefighters, emergency medical technicians, police officers, sheriff's deputies, and other first responders benefit because grant funds can pay for training and containment devices that reduce secondary exposure to fentanyl and similar substances. State law enforcement agencies and local public safety agencies benefit from a clearer eligible use under existing grant authority. Communities affected by overdose response benefit if responders can handle lethal substances more safely.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Justice Department grant administrators must update guidance and review applications that include containment-device purchases or training. State and local public safety agencies must train responders and manage equipment. Federal taxpayers bear grant costs, but the bill changes an eligible use rather than creating a standalone appropriation.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
- Authorizes grant funds for first-responder training on containment devices.
- Authorizes grant funds for resources to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other lethal substances.
- Authorizes purchase of containment devices for first responders.
- Redesignates existing grant-use paragraphs to insert the new eligible use.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds first-responder training, resources, and containment devices for fentanyl and other potentially lethal substance exposure to allowable uses of grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
Key Policy Areas
Public Safety, Fentanyl, Law Enforcement Grants
Primary Purpose
Adds first-responder training, resources, and containment devices for fentanyl and other potentially lethal substance exposure to allowable uses of grant funds under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Firefighters
- Emergency medical technicians
- Police officers
- State law enforcement agencies
- Local public safety agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Justice Department grant administrators
- State public safety agencies
- Local public safety agencies
- Federal taxpayers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. …
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Moody, …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "attorney_general"
- → Attorney General
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