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HR 5923 114th Congress House

School Protection Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to train elementary and seco… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to train elementary and secondary school nurses on how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic illness in a school building or on school grounds.

Introduced: July 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Chemical and biological weaponsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Evidence and witnessesHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationNursingSchool administrationTerrorism
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter contracts to train elementary and secondary school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of a biological or chemical attack at a school or an outbreak of pandemic illness among individuals under their care.

The training must prepare school nurses to: (1) protect and preserve life; (2) notify public health authorities to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak; and (3) take other appropriate and feasible actions, such as preserve evidence of an attack.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5923: School Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5923/
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"H.R. 5923: School Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5923/.
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H.R. 5923, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5923/.
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