# 119-hr-7994: HERO Act

119-hr-7994, HERO Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7994
- Congress: 119
- Title: HERO Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## Summary

**Provides federal grants to K-12 schools to buy opioid overdose reversal drugs and fund training.** The program would be run by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use at HHS with help from the Education Department, and it would prioritize schools in areas with high opioid overdose rates. - Private elementary and secondary schools and local education agencies, including charter LEAs, could compete for 1-year grants to purchase overdose reversal drugs and create emergency response plans. - School staff, students, and families would get funded educational programming on CPR, drug-use prevention, intervention, and overdose response to improve readiness. - Applicants in cities or counties with high opioid-related overdose rates get priority, directing resources to the hardest-hit communities. - Grant recipients must report within 1 year after their grant ends, and HHS must send Congress a summary starting 2 years after enactment and then annually.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- School grants for overdose response: benefit, medium. The bill would create a competitive HHS grant program to help K–12 schools buy opioid overdose reversal drugs and pay for training and prevention. Grants would be awarded no later than 90 days after enactment and would run for one year. Eligible applicants would include private elementary and secon…
- Schools must report overdose reversals: mixed, medium. Starting within 90 days after enactment, the bill would require any covered school that gets Federal funds to report any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug to two federal data systems, NEMSIS and ODMAP. Covered educational institutions include private elementary and secondary schools…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7994 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7994)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7994 (as of 2026-08-29).