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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

HERO Act

H.R. 1646Introduced Apr 14, 2005Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Jane Harman D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 13, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

43 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 1 independent

8 of 43 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Phil English (R-PA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Steve Israel (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), John McHugh (R-NY), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-36 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.