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Bill116th CongressFiled Mar 8, 2019Health
H.R. 1646

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act

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What it doesSummary passed house (Sep 21, 2020)

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act or the HERO Act

This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 9-1-1 operators) and health care providers. For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies, and (3) a grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for health care providers.

What just happenedSep 22, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7](D-CA)Sponsor
89 cosponsors81 D8 R
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  1. Sep 22, 2020IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  2. Sep 21, 2020FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Sep 21, 2020FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4627-4629)

  4. Sep 21, 2020Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4627-4629)

  5. Sep 21, 2020FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1646.

  6. Sep 21, 2020FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4627-4630)

  7. Sep 21, 2020FloorH30300

    Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Sep 18, 2020CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.

  9. Sep 18, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

    Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  10. Sep 18, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

    Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  11. Sep 18, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-519, Part I.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  12. Sep 18, 2020Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-519, Part I.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  13. Jul 15, 2020Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  14. Jul 15, 2020Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  15. Jun 30, 2020Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Health Subcommittee
  16. Mar 9, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  17. Mar 8, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

    Research and Technology Subcommittee
  18. Mar 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  19. Mar 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  20. Mar 8, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  21. Mar 8, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed HouseSep 21, 202053

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act or the HERO Act

This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 9-1-1 operators) and health care providers. For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies, and (3) a grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for health care providers.

Reported to House, Part ISep 18, 20208

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act or the HERO Act

This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 9-1-1 operators) and health care providers. For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies, and (3) a grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for health care providers.

Introduced in HouseMar 8, 2019

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2019 or the HERO Act of 2019

This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law-enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 9-1-1 operators). For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies.

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act — Informed