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H.R.1646 - HERO Act116th Congress (2019-2020) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] (Introduced 03/08/2019)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology | Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-519
Latest Action: Senate - 09/22/2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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Summary: H.R.1646 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House (09/21/2020)

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 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.