US Congress House Bill 1646 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 82-8)
Status: Engrossed on September 22 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 9-1-1 operators) and health care providers. For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies, and (3) a grant program for behavioral health and wellness programs for health care providers.

HERO Act Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act

Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2020-09-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4627-4629)
2020-09-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1646.
2020-09-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4627-4630)
2020-09-21	House	Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
2020-09-18	House	Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2020-09-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-519, Part I.
2020-07-15	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-07-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-06-30	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-03-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
2019-03-08	House	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.
2019-03-08	House	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.
2019-03-08	House	Introduced in House

SB3244 (Related) 2020-01-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB14 (Related) 2020-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1646/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1646/BILLS-116hr1646ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1646/BILLS-116hr1646rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1646/BILLS-116hr1646eh.pdf