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H.R. 6800: The Heroes Act

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H.R. 6800: The Heroes Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-12 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 108 (2020): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR6800 (2020-05-15), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

The Heroes Act

Plain summary

The Heroes Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers; modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers; expands several tax credits and deductions; provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing; eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans. The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance, broadband service, medical product supplies, immigration, student loans and financial aid, the federal workforce, prisons, veterans benefits, consumer protection requirements, the U.S. Postal Service, federal elections, aviation and railroad workers, and pension and retirement plans.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

The Heroes Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6800, Heroes Act (2020-06-01)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Recorded votes

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6800 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116