House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Lifeline for First Responders Act
Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an EMS and First Responder Wellness Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 17, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 17, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10116.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SALINAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 133, August 17, 2026, Page H5245):Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10116, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 20, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Sharice Davids (D-KS), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Thomas Kean (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrea Salinas.
- H.R. 3029 (119th) To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3930 (119th) Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
- H.R. 5557 (119th) Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025
- H.Res. 441 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
- H.Res. 1329 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".
- H.R. 5604 (119th) National Guard Proper Use Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.