What it does
SourcedHelping Emergency Responders Overcome Act or the HERO Act
This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of law enforcement officers, first responders, 9-1-1 operators, and other public safety officers and health care providers.
The programs include
• a public safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
• a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies, and
• a grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for health care providers.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 6, 2025).
Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.
What has happened
Sourced- Mar 6, 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.House floor actions
- Mar 6, 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.House floor actions
- Mar 6, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Mar 6, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
Cosponsors
- Don Bacon R-NE-2
- Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
- Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
- Sean Casten D-IL-6
- Judy Chu D-CA-28
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5
- Angie Craig D-MN-2
- Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1
- Laura Gillen D-NY-4
- Josh Harder D-CA-9
- Jared Huffman D-CA-2
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- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R-NJ-7
- William R. Keating D-MA-9
- Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
- George Latimer D-NY-16
- Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
- Seth Magaziner D-RI-2
- April McClain Delaney D-MD-6
- Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI-8
- LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
- Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
- Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA-19
- Mark Pocan D-WI-2
- Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
- Kim Schrier D-WA-8
- Adam Smith D-WA-9
- Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
- Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
- Dina Titus D-NV-1
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2
- Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12