Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Caring for the mental health of our first responder agencies is critical to efforts to combat crime.
Title: HERO Act of 2020 Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2020
Subject: Health: Census and government statistics: Congressional oversight: Employment and training programs: First responders and emergency personnel: Government information and archives: Health programs administration and funding: Health promotion and preventive care: Medical tests and diagnostic methods: Mental health: Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations: Tax-exempt organizations: Worker safety and health
Description: 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.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: January 28, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3244/all-info
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9 sponsors: Jacky Rosen (D); Deb Fischer (R); Catherine Cortez Masto (D); Richard Durbin (D); Susan Collins (R); Roy Blunt (R); Richard Blumenthal (D); Dan Sullivan (R); Tina Smith (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 28 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 30 2020 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions
There have not been any votes on this bill