YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityPolice could get grants for teams trained to help veterans in crisis — a five-year trial with no new money
Transparency & Accountability
The grant program stops five years after the bill becomes law. Keeping it going after that would take new action from Congress.
More about this bill
Most people would see no change in daily life. If you are a veteran in a mental health crisis, some police departments might send officers trained to help veterans. The Justice Department could give grants to states, cities, counties, and tribes to set up these veterans response teams. Teams could link people with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and veterans courts. They could also train officers on PTSD, brain injury, and depression. Volunteer teams could answer veteran crisis calls around the clock. No new money is set aside. The grants come out of existing federal police grant funds for 2026 through 2030. The program ends five years after the bill becomes law.
Congressional Summary
Supporting Every at-Risk Veteran In Critical Emergencies Act of 2025 or the SERVICE Act of 2025 This bill authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to make grants to support the creation and operation of veterans' response teams in state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-05-08
- Date Added
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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