Federal grants that fund first responder training on drug overdose response would be renewed under this Senate bill, a companion to House legislation with the same changes. Training requirements expand from opioid-focused to cover all drug overdoses — including heroin and other substances — acknowledging that the overdose crisis now extends well beyond opioids. The bill also widens the types of treatments first responders can be trained to use, adding legally marketed products alongside FDA-approved and FDA-cleared options. Annual funding rises from $36 million to $57 million per year and runs through fiscal year 2030.
Average Household Impact
- Federal grant funding for first responder overdose training — increased from $36M to $57M/year through FY2030
Congressional Summary
Safe Response ActThis bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and expands grants to government entities to provide first responders with opioid overdose reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone) and related training. The grant program is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.The bill expands the program to include treatment and training for overdoses from other drugs besides opioids (current law limits the program to addressing opioid overdoses). Also, the bill expands the program to more generally include treatments with drugs or devices that are legally marketed under applicable law (current law limits the program to drugs or devices that are officially approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration).
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-07-30
- Date Added
- 2026-06-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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