Safer Response Act of 2025

The Safer Response Act of 2025 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants for first responder training programs. The bill would expand the scope of training beyond opioid-specific responses to encompass a broader range of drug-related emergencies and other health crises. It would also broaden the types of products and medications that first responders can be trained to use, allowing training with products that are approved, cleared, or otherwise legally marketed by regulatory authorities. Additionally, the bill would update terminology in existing law to capitalize references to Tribes and Tribal governments. If enacted, the bill would provide increased federal funding to equip emergency responders with training and tools to handle a wider variety of overdose and drug-related situations, with oversight from relevant health and emergency management authorities.