House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

HERO Act

H.R. 1646Introduced Mar 8, 2019Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedMar 8, 2019
Committee actionJul 15, 2020
Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 22, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1646.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-519 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 18, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 1646, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BERA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 42, March 8, 2019, Page H2615):
Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1646, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1646, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

89 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 81 Democrats

8 of 89 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Denny Heck (D-WA) and 59 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ami Bera.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.