# 119-hr-3146: HEROES Act

119-hr-3146, HEROES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3146
- Congress: 119
- Title: HEROES Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Counts volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMT service toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness.** This bill would allow qualified volunteer first responders to have their volunteer time treated as qualifying full-time public service for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, subject to Education Department rules on minimum hours and verification. - Volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical technicians who meet the bill's definitions and are not full-time employees of the same organization could have their volunteer service counted as qualifying PSLF time. - State, local, and tribal agencies and nonprofit public safety organizations would be consulted on the rules and may be asked to help track and verify volunteer hours. - The Secretary of Education would set a minimum volunteer time required to count as full-time service and create a process for tracking and verifying service. The minimum could not be less than the time needed to be an active member of the organization.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Loan relief for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians: benefit, high. If enacted, volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical technicians could count their service toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). You must have qualifying federal student loans and serve for a recognized fire department, ambulance service, health facility, or other public safe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3146)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3146 (as of 2026-10-31).