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H.R. 4079

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4079, the Safer Response Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 23, 2025 by Rep. Josh Harder (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4079 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb4079/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4079 IH: Safer Response Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4079  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 23, 2025   Mr. Harder of California  (for himself and  Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants for first responder training.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safer Response Act of 2025  .
2.
First responder training program
Section 546 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–1 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking  tribes and tribal  and inserting  Tribes and Tribal ;
(2)
in subsections (a), (c), and (d)—
(A)
by striking  approved or cleared  each place it appears and inserting  approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed ; and
(B)
by striking  opioid  each place it appears;
(3)
in subsection (f)—
(A)
by striking  approved or cleared  each place it appears and inserting  approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed ;
(B)
in paragraph (1), by striking  opioid ;
(C)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by striking  opioid and heroin  and inserting  opioid, heroin, and other drug ; and
(ii)
by striking  opioid overdose  and inserting  overdose ; and
(D)
in paragraph (3), by striking  opioid and heroin ; and
(4)
in subsection (h), by striking  $36,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023  and inserting  $57,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jun 23, 2025

hb4079/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/23/2025)

Safer Response Act of 2025

This 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).

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Harder (D) sponsors H.R. 4079, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4079 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jun 23, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4079 has taken 2 actions since Jun 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4079 has not gone to a roll call.

5 bills are related to H.R. 4079.

Titles

H.R. 4079 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safer Response Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Safer Response Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants for first responder training. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4079 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4079’s is Health.

hr4079/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4079, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 107 (Monday, June 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDER of California:H.R. 4079.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2889]

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