HOUSE 4274118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HERO Act

Last Action: 6/23/2023

Actions

2023-06-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2023-06-22Referred 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.
2023-06-22Referred 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.
2023-06-22Introduced in House
2023-06-22Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-06-22 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (20)

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Paul Tonko (D-NY)
BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
Henry Johnson (D-GA)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
André Carson (D-IN)
Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Susan Wild (D-PA)
David Trone (D-MD)
Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
Ann Kuster (D-NH)
Marie Perez (D-WA)
ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)

Subjects

Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations
Worker safety and health

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