HEROES Act of 2019

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Bill Number

HR 1823

Introduced

Mar 18, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency Management First responders and emergency personnel Health programs administration and funding Law enforcement officers

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Votes

Summary

Help Ensure Responders Overdosing Emerge Safely Act of 2019 or the HEROES Act of 2019

This bill allows naloxone and similar substances to be made available for personal use to (1) first responders under the firefighters grants program, and (2) law enforcement officers under the public safety and community policing (COPS on the Beat) grants program.

Actions

May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 18, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 18, 2019

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 18, 2019

Introduced in House

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