# 116-hr-6800: The Heroes Act

116-hr-6800, The Heroes Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-517. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6800
- Congress: 116
- Title: The Heroes Act
- Status: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-517.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers; modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers; expands several tax credits and deductions; provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing; eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans. The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance, broadband service, medical product supplies, immigration, student loans and financial aid, the federal workforce, prisons, veterans benefits, consumer protection requirements, the U.S. Postal Service, federal elections, aviation and railroad workers, and pension and retirement plans.

## Cosponsors (11)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6800 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6800)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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