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Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act — H.R. 6800
Heroes Act Legislative History — 3 court filings in the archive from U.S. Congress, filed between May 12, 2020 and June 1, 2020.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. Congress |
|---|---|
| Filings | 3 public filings |
| Filed | 2020-05-12 – 2020-06-01 |
Case summary
This page collects three printings of one bill, H.R. 6800 of the 116th Congress, 2d Session, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The introduced print of May 12, 2020 records that Mrs. Lowey introduced the bill for herself and eleven other members and that it was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and, in part, to the Committees on the Budget and Ways and Means. It cites itself as the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act" or "HEROES Act". The engrossed House print of May 15, 2020 carries the short title "The Heroes Act". The Senate calendar print records that the Act was received May 20, 2020, read the first time May 21, and read the second time and placed on the calendar, Calendar No. 455, on June 1, 2020.
Case at a glance
| Parties | Issuing body: the U.S. Congress. The introduced print names Mrs. Lowey as the sponsor, with Mr. Engel, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Takano, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Grijalva and Ms. Lofgren |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | Legislative documents, no docket. H.R. 6800, 116th Congress, 2d Session; prints IH, EH and PCS; Senate Calendar No. 455 |
| Program | The bill's divisions cover, among other things, continued assistance to unemployed workers, small business provisions, revenue provisions including economic stimulus and additional relief for workers, health provisions and a COVID-19 Heroes Fund |
| Claims | Not applicable. These are three printings of a bill, not pleadings |
| Disposition or status | The three documents carry the bill only as far as the Senate calendar. The most recent print records that it was read the second time and placed on the calendar on June 1, 2020; no further action appears in the filings on this page |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What is in the bill?
Twenty lettered divisions. Division A is the Coronavirus Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; Division B carries revenue provisions; Division E is continued assistance to unemployed workers; Division I is small business provisions; Division Q is the COVID-19 Heroes Fund.
What does it do about unemployment benefits?
Division E, section 50001 amends section 2104(e) of the CARES Act on the applicability of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and further amendments provide that such a payment is not regarded as income or as a resource for the month of receipt and the following nine months when eligibility for federal and federally assisted programs is determined.
How do the three prints differ?
The introduced print of May 12, 2020 gives the long short title; the engrossed House print of May 15, 2020 shortens it to "The Heroes Act" and begins with the words "AN ACT"; the Senate print of June 1, 2020 adds the receipt and reading dates and the calendar number.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
3 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.