HR 1823
116th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
First responders and emergency personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
HEROES Act of 2019
Introduced: March 18, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Help Ensure Responders Overdosing Emerge Safely Act of 2019 or the HEROES Act of 2019
This bill allows naloxone and similar substances to be made available for personal use to (1) first responders under the firefighters grants program, and (2) law enforcement officers under the public safety and community policing (COPS on the Beat) grants program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.