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HERO Act of 2020

Introduced: January 28, 2020 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 28, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 28, 2020
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Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2020 or the HERO Act of 2020

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 911 operators). For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies.

What's happening now January 28, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3244: HERO Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3244/
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"S. 3244: HERO Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3244/.
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S. 3244, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3244/.
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