H.R. 3146 119th Congress House

HEROES Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical technician as a public service job for p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical technician as a public service job for purposes of eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2025 Introduced by: Daniel S. Goldman Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Education

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May 1, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

May 1, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now May 1, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
6 filings
Bureau of Justice Assistance
6 filings
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
6 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
6 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
6 filings
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
6 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
6 filings
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 5