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H.R. 621House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025

Sponsored by David P. JoyceRep. David P. Joyce (R-OH)
Introduced January 22, 2025

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The Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025 would let the federal government provide grant funding to train police, firefighters, EMTs and other first‑responders on how to use special containment tools that keep them safe from accidental exposure to fentanyl and similar lethal chemicals. It also lets those grants be used to buy the containment devices themselves, helping protect the safety of emergency personnel.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to add a new paragraph authorizing grant money for training first responders on how to use containment devices that limit secondary exposure to fentanyl and other dangerous substances.
  • Allows the same grants to be used to purchase those containment devices for use by first responders.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 22, 2025

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Introduced in House

January 22, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 22, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 22, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 621

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Schrier, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025.

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Providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders

Section 3021(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following, and redesignating succeeding paragraphs accordingly:

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Providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.

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