118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4274HERO Act

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jun 23, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
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Referred
Jun 23, 2023
E&C · Science
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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, anda grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for health care providers.

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.