PROTECT 911 Act
Latest action · Jul 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma in 911 Act or the PROTECT 911 Act
This bill requires reporting on, and authorizes a grant program to address, suicide and other behavioral health issues among 9-1-1 operators and other public safety personnel who receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance.
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must develop a reporting system to collect data on the suicide rate among and identify best practices to reduce suicides within that profession.
In addition, the bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security grants for emergency communications centers and relevant nonprofits to raise awareness of, prevent, and mitigate job-related mental health issues.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 1, 2021 to Nov 16, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Original | Jul 1, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 6, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 18, 2022 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Nov 16, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 1, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 2, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 115, July 1, 2021, page H3601.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track and report on suicides and other issues among public safety telecommunicators, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award grants to advance public safety telecommunicator health and well-being, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PROTECT 911 Act
- Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma in 911 Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
