S. 2532 · Where this bill is now
Became law through another bill
Its text was included in H.R. 2483, Public Law 119-44 (per the Congressional Research Service). This bill number itself: In committee.
See H.R. 2483 on Congress.gov ↗
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands overdose reversal drug grants for first responders
This bill continues and grows a federal grant program that gives money to government agencies to provide first responders like paramedics and police with overdose reversal drugs such as naloxone, plus training on how to use them. Right now the program only covers opioid overdoses, but this bill would expand it to include overdoses from other types of drugs as well. It also broadens the types of treatments the program can fund to include any legally marketed drug or device, not just those officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
How it affects you
If you live in a community where first responders use these grants, you'd benefit from a wider range of overdose treatments available when emergency personnel respond to overdose calls. First responders and the local government agencies that employ them would have access to more funding and flexibility to address overdoses from various substances, not just opioids.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jul 30, 2025)
Safe Response Act
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).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2532
A BILL
Safe Response Act
Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Introduced Jul 30, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 30, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”