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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 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 7
R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 22, 2019
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Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · May 2, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 18, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 18, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 18, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 2019
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Mar 18, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 18, 2019
Roe, David
· Mar 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1823: HEROES Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1823/
MLA
"H.R. 1823: HEROES Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1823/.
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H.R. 1823, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1823/.
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[H.R. 1823: HEROES Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1823/)
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