H.R. 4079House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Safer Response Act of 2025

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The Safer Response Act of 2025 amends the Public Health Service Act to continue and expand federal grants that support training for first responders. It broadens the scope of the training to include all drug‑related overdoses, not just opioids, and raises the yearly funding level to $57 million for FY 2026‑2030. The changes also ensure tribal entities are explicitly included as eligible participants.

Key Provisions

Updates the program language to cover any product that is approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed, not just those specifically approved or cleared.
Removes references that limit the training to opioid-related emergencies, expanding it to cover heroin, other drugs, and all types of overdose.
Adds “Tribes and Tribal” to the list of entities eligible for the training program.
Increases the annual grant funding from $36 million (for FY 2019‑2023) to $57 million for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030.
Reauthorizes the first‑responder training grants under the Public Health Service Act.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

June 23, 2025

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Introduced in House

June 23, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

June 23, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 23, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4079

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 23, 2025

Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants for first responder training.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safer Response Act of 2025.

First responder training program

Section 546 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–1) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by striking tribes and tribal and inserting Tribes and Tribal;

(2)

in subsections (a), (c), and (d)—

(A)

by striking approved or cleared each place it appears and inserting approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed; and

(B)

by striking opioid each place it appears;

(3)

in subsection (f)—

(A)

by striking approved or cleared each place it appears and inserting approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed;

(B)

in paragraph (1), by striking opioid;

(C)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

by striking opioid and heroin and inserting opioid, heroin, and other drug; and

(ii)

by striking opioid overdose and inserting overdose; and

(D)

in paragraph (3), by striking opioid and heroin; and

(4)

in subsection (h), by striking $36,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $57,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.