S. 3244 · 116th Congress
Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jacky Rosen
- Introduced
- 2020-01-28
- Latest action
- 2020-01-28 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2020 or the HERO Act of 2020
This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law-enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 911 operators). For example, the bill establishes (1) a public-safety officer suicide-reporting system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (2) a grant program for peer-support behavioral health and wellness programs within fire departments and emergency medical services agencies.