Offers grants for trauma training to help first responders better assist survivors.
This bill, called Anna's Law of 2025, would create a new grant program. It would help local agencies get money to train police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. The training would teach them how to better respond to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This aims to make interactions with first responders more supportive and less likely to cause further distress.
Today, there is no specific federal program under the Public Health Service Act requiring or funding trauma-informed training for first responders in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. If this bill becomes law, The Secretary would be able to give grants to local agencies to create or expand such training. As a condition of these grants, new recruits (including police, firefighters, and EMTs) would get at least 8 hours of training, and current personnel would get at least 4 hours annually. This would lead to more consistent and supportive interactions with survivors.
HR 3121 · 119th Congress · April 30, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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