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Introduced
03/08/2019
03/08/2019
In Committee
07/15/2020
07/15/2020
Crossed Over
09/22/2020
09/22/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
HERO Act HERO Act Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act Helping Emergency Responders Overcome 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.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act, establishes several programs related to the behavioral health and wellness of public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel) and healthcare providers. It creates a public safety officer suicide reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies, and a grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for healthcare providers. Additionally, the bill requires the development of resources to educate mental health professionals about treating public safety personnel and the development of best practices to address post-traumatic stress disorder in public safety officers.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (90)
Ami Bera (D)*,
Cindy Axne (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Susan Brooks (R),
Julia Brownley (D),
Michael Burgess (R),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Ed Case (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Antonio Delgado (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Abby Finkenauer (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Jared Golden (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Kendra Horn (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Conor Lamb (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Mike Levin (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Ben McAdams (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Bill Posey (R),
Jamie Raskin (D),
David Roe (R),
Harley Rouda (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Haley Stevens (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
David Trone (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Juan Vargas (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Peter Visclosky (D),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 09/22/2020)
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