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HEROES Act

Introduced: May 12, 2020 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps

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In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 23, 2020

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-517.

Jun 1, 2020

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.

May 21, 2020

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

May 20, 2020

Received in the Senate.

May 15, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 15, 2020

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 199 (Roll No. 109). (text: CR H2042-2220)

May 15, 2020

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 209 (Roll no. 108).

May 15, 2020

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2254-2255)

May 15, 2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19 further proceedings on H.R. 6800 were postponed.

May 15, 2020

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

May 15, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Riggleman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike in subtitle A of title I of division B, section 20102 pertaining to Individuals Providing Taxpayer Identification Numbers Taken into Account in Determining Credit and Rebates.

May 15, 2020

Mr. Riggleman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H2253)

May 15, 2020

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

May 15, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 6800.

May 15, 2020

Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 965 and H.R. 6800. Measures will be considered read. Bills are closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on H. Res. 965 and two hours of debate on H.R. 6800.

May 15, 2020

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 967. (consideration: CR H2042-2253)

May 15, 2020

Rule H. Res. 967 passed House.

May 14, 2020

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 967 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 965 and H.R. 6800. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on H. Res. 965 and two hours of debate on H.R. 6800.

May 12, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.

May 12, 2020

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 15, 2020	House · vote #109	On Passage	Passed	208–199	See who voted →
May 15, 2020	House · vote #108	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed	198–209	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 815	—	Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 967, the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report is considered a…	Agreed to	May 15, 2020

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The Heroes Act

This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.

Among other things, the bill

provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies;
provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments;
provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual;
expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers;
modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations;
establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers;
expands several tax credits and deductions;
provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing;
eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments;
extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and
requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans.