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S 1197 111th Congress Senate

Josh Miller HEARTS Act

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

Introduced: September 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth technology, devices, supplies
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 8, 2009
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 Latest action June 8, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 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.

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  • HR 1380 Identical bill Josh Miller HEARTS Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 20, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 17, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1197: Josh Miller HEARTS Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1197/
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