S.2700: HERO Act

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Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act or the HERO Act This bill establishes and authorizes behavioral health programs for law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, 9-1-1 operators, and other public safety officers. Specifically, the Fire Administration within the Federal Emergency Management Agency must develop resources for educating mental health care providers about treating firefighters and emergency...

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Aug. 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 10, 2021

Introduced in the Senate by Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)

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