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H.R.1646: HERO Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 8, 2019
- Latest Major Action Sept. 22, 2020
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
89 (82 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Referred in Senate - Sept. 22, 2020
- Engrossed in House - Sept. 21, 2020
- Reported in House - Sept. 18, 2020
- Introduced in House - March 8, 2019
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Sept. 22, 2020 |
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Sept. 21, 2020 |
Voice Vote in the HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4627-4629) |
Sept. 21, 2020 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4627-4630)
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Sept. 21, 2020 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Sept. 21, 2020 |
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Sept. 21, 2020 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1646.
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Sept. 21, 2020 |
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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Sept. 21, 2020 |
Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Sept. 18, 2020 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
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Sept. 18, 2020 |
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged. |
Sept. 18, 2020 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-519, Part I.
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July 15, 2020 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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July 15, 2020 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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June 30, 2020 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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March 9, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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March 8, 2019 |
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.
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March 8, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
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March 8, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Ami Bera (D-Calif.) |