# 117-hr-1480: HERO Act

117-hr-1480, HERO Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1480
- Congress: 117
- Title: HERO Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2021-03-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 52
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

HERO Act

## Cosponsors (52)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1480 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1480)

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