HERO Act
Latest action · Dec 10, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2001 to Nov 7, 2002; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | Original | Dec 4, 2001 |
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | Original | Dec 4, 2001 |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Dec 4, 2001 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Dec 4, 2001 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Dec 4, 2001 |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Original | Dec 4, 2001 |
| R-IN | Brian D. Kerns | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Felix J. Grucci Jr. | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Dec 11, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Dec 17, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 17, 2001 | |
| R-PA | George W. Gekas | Dec 19, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 6, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Apr 16, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 21, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Oct 16, 2002 | |
| R-MD | Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. | Oct 16, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Nov 7, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2001 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Dec 10, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- Dec 4, 2001Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2204-2206)
- Dec 4, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2204 | Jane Harman D-CA | Dec 4, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-141 | STAFF DISCUSSION DRAFT ON THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL TELEVISION181 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 25, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-220 | HOMELAND SECURITY: KEEPING FIRST RESPONDERS FIRST232 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jul 30, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-891 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003312 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 14, 2002–Jun 11, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the expedited and increased assignment of spectrum for public safety purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeland Emergency Response Operations Act
- HERO Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
