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Amends the Stafford Act’s crisis counseling authority to insert new language into the statute, requires FEMA to update the Section 416 disaster assistance application and related guidance within 180 days in coordination with federal and State behavioral‑health officials, and directs the Government Accountability Office to review the crisis counseling program and report to Congress on how long people received services and whether FEMA restricted assistance to mental‑health, substance‑use, and alcohol problems caused or made worse by a major disaster.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced November 21, 2025 by Becca Balint · Last progress November 21, 2025