HERO Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act or the HERO Act
This bill establishes a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs and requires reporting related to the distribution of such drugs.
First, the bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award competitive grants to eligible entities for (1) purchasing approved opioid overdose reversal drugs; and (2) developing and implementing educational programming or resources to promote student and community knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug-use prevention and intervention, and emergency responses to drug overdoses. Eligible entities include private elementary and secondary schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), charter schools that are LEAs, and consortia of LEAs.
Second, the bill requires a covered educational institution (i.e., a private school, LEA, or charter school that is an LEA) that receives federal funds to submit a description of any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug by such institution to the National Emergency Medical Services Information System and the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program of the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 16, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 16, 2026 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- Jul 20, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jun 25, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2026Introduced in House
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