CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Laura Gillen (D-NY)

Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026

H.R. 8776 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026. It requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress within 270 days. The report must outline effective strategies and best practices to reduce mental health stigma among law enforcement officers. It also needs to encourage officers to use mental health resources and ensure those services remain confidential. Additionally, the report must provide recommendations for action to put these strategies into practice.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +5

    Does this make mental health care easier to get?

    The bill directs a report on strategies to encourage law enforcement officers to access mental health screenings and peer-to-peer counseling.

  • Scored +5

    Does this protect people from being watched or searched?

    The bill requires the report to address methods for ensuring the confidentiality of mental health services for officers.

  • Scored +4

    Does this change how police departments operate?

    The bill focuses on officer wellness and mental health stigma reduction as a component of law enforcement professional standards.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.