Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025
Latest action · May 20, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025
This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program administered by the Department of Justice.
Specifically, the bill allows grants to be used for purchasing containment devices for first responders and training first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2025 to Jun 2, 2026, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 8, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Ashley Moody | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 2, 2026 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2025Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
- May 20, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
- May 15, 2025Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 621 | Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Jan 22, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2025Reported to Senate
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in Senate
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