HERO Act

United States118th CongressHR-4274House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 23, 2023

Summary

Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act or the HERO Act This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of law enforcement officers, first responders, 9-1-1 operators, and other public safety officers and health care providers. The programs include 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 health care providers.

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Timeline

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S-1925: HERO Act

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

  1. 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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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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