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H.R. 7994 119th Congress House

HERO Act

Official title: To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal inf… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 19, 2026 Introduced by: Raul Ruiz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Emergency medical services and trauma careSchool administration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Jul 21, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 20, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 25, 2026
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 25, 2026
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 19, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 19, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act or the HERO Act

This bill establishes a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs and requires reporting related to the distribution of such drugs.

First, the bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award competitive grants to eligible entities for (1) purchasing approved opioid overdose reversal drugs; and (2) developing and implementing educational programming or resources to promote student and community knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug-use prevention and intervention, and emergency responses to drug overdoses. Eligible entities include private elementary and secondary schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), charter schools that are LEAs, and consortia of LEAs.

Second, the bill requires a covered educational institution (i.e., a private school, LEA, or charter school that is an LEA) that receives federal funds to submit a description of any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug by such institution to the National Emergency Medical Services Information System and the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program of the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

 Hearings & markups 3
 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 10

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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 16, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7994: HERO Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7994/
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"H.R. 7994: HERO Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7994/.
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H.R. 7994, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7994/.
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[H.R. 7994: HERO Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7994/)
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