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S 2528 106th Congress Senate

Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act

Official title: A bill to provide funds for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support.

Introduced: September 13, 2000 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 11, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Oct 11, 2000
Received in the House.
Oct 11, 2000
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 10, 2000
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S10160-10161)
Oct 10, 2000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S10160-10161)
Oct 10, 2000
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10160-10161)
Oct 10, 2000
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10160-10161)
May 10, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 10, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3832-3833)
May 10, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 23, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act or the Rural AED Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Rural Health Outreach Office of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to qualified community partnerships to enable such partnerships to purchase automatic external defibrillators and to provide defibrillator and basic life support training in automated external defibrillator usage. Authorizes appropriations.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4953 Identical bill Rural AED Act
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2000
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 30, 2000
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 10, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2528: Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2528/
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"S. 2528: Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2528/.
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S. 2528, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2528/.
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