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Creates a Department of Homeland Security program to support the mental health and wellness of DHS law enforcement officers and agents. The program will set policy, fund training and peer‑support, collect confidential data and annual survey results, protect employees from retaliation for seeking help, require staffing and interagency coordination, issue a directive within 180 days, and provide briefings starting within 180 days and annually through fiscal year 2027.
Add new section 710A to the Homeland Security Act establishing "Suicide prevention and resiliency for law enforcement."
Defines "Department components" to include U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the DHS Office of the Inspector General; the U.S. Secret Service; the Transportation Security Administration; and any other DHS component with law enforcement officers or agents.
Establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program within the office overseen by the Chief Medical Officer of DHS to address mental health and wellness for Department law enforcement officers and agents.
The Secretary, through the Program, must set policies and standard operating procedures consistent with evidence-based practices that detail the Program’s authority, roles, and responsibilities.
Conduct data collection and research on mental health, suicides, and, where possible, attempted suicides of Department law enforcement officers and agents in accordance with the Privacy Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Department policies, and section 2(a) of the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act.
Who is affected and how: The program primarily affects DHS law enforcement officers and agents by creating formal mental health and wellness supports, confidential data collection, and training and peer‑support systems. Supervisors and DHS component leadership will have new policy and training responsibilities. The program aims to reduce stigma and suicide risk, improve access to care, and provide data to shape future policies; this could improve employee wellbeing, retention, and readiness. DHS will need to allocate staff time and resources to implement the program and comply with reporting timelines, which may require internal reprogramming or future appropriations. Privacy protections and anti‑retaliation rules are intended to encourage participation, but collecting and handling sensitive data will require strong safeguards and clear rules about permissible uses to protect individuals and maintain trust.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced December 10, 2025 by Bennie Thompson · Last progress December 10, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House