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HR 1380 111th Congress House

Josh Miller HEARTS Act

Official title: To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools.

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 2, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 2, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6029-6030)
Jun 2, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6029-6030)
Jun 2, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1380.
Jun 2, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6029-6031)
Jun 2, 2009
Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 29, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools Act of 2009 or the Josh Miller HEARTS Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in their schools; and/or (2) provide training to meet the grant requirement that at least five adult employees or volunteers at each school where an AED is to be used successfully complete training in its use and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Requires LEAs to provide matching funds equal to at least 25% of the grant, but waives such requirement for LEAs that serve a student population at least 20% of which is impoverished.

Requires LEA grant applicants also to demonstrate that: (1) the AEDs are integrated into the schools' emergency response procedures; and (2) emergency services personnel are notified of their locations.

Gives grant priority to schools that: (1) lack an AED; (2) typically have a significant number of students, staff, and visitors present during the day; (3) generally have a longer wait for emergency medical services than other public facilities in the community; and (4) have not received funds under the Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015.

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 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 19 Republican 1
Carney, Christopher
· Jun 2, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 2, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 5, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 25, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Mar 25, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 25, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 25, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Mar 25, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 6, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 6, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 6, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 6, 2009
Wilson, Charles
· Mar 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1380: Josh Miller HEARTS Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1380/
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"H.R. 1380: Josh Miller HEARTS Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1380/.
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H.R. 1380, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1380/.
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