3.0.0 7994 2026-08-27T16:44:49Z 2026-08-27T16:44:49Z House H HR 2026-03-19 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7994 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 7994.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H2622]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2026-06-25T15:26:15Z Markup by 2026-06-25T15:26:02Z Referred to 2026-03-19T15:25:43Z Markup By 2026-07-21T16:50:09Z Markup By 2026-07-20T16:50:00Z Referred To 2026-03-19T13:01:30Z hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-03-19T13:01:35Z 2026-07-21 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0. Committee 2026-07-21 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-07-20 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-06-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Committee 2026-06-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-03-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2026-03-19 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-03-19 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] Raul Ruiz D CA 25 N B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2026-07-16 False Education Congressional oversight 2026-07-06T15:52:43Z Drug, alcohol, tobacco use 2026-07-06T15:52:43Z Education programs funding 2026-07-06T15:52:43Z Elementary and secondary education 2026-07-06T15:52:43Z Emergency medical services and trauma care 2026-07-06T15:52:43Z School administration 2026-07-06T15:52:43Z Education 2026-04-02T16:52:44Z 00 2026-03-19 Introduced in House 2026-08-27T16:42:28Z Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act or the HERO Act

This bill establishes a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs and requires reporting related to the distribution of such drugs.

First, the bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award competitive grants to eligible entities for (1) purchasing approved opioid overdose reversal drugs; and (2) developing and implementing educational programming or resources to promote student and community knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drug-use prevention and intervention, and emergency responses to drug overdoses. Eligible entities include private elementary and secondary schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), charter schools that are LEAs, and consortia of LEAs.

Second, the bill requires a covered educational institution (i.e., a private school, LEA, or charter school that is an LEA) that receives federal funds to submit a description of any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug by such institution to the National Emergency Medical Services Information System and the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program of the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

]]> HERO Act Display Title 45 HERO Act 2026-03-31T07:53:24Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 HERO Act 2026-03-31T07:53:23Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act 2026-03-31T07:53:23Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes. 2026-03-31T07:48:37Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7994ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7994ih.xml 2026-07-21 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.