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Braeden’s Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2019
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.
Aug 2, 2019
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Braeden's Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke

This bill establishes the Commission to Prevent Heat Stroke Deaths.

The commission shall

  • conduct a study on exertional heat stroke among student athletes at educational institutions across the United States,
  • develop recommendations for the purpose of reducing fatalities from exertional heat stroke among student athletes and guidelines for tracking information to prevent such fatalities, and
  • report to the President and Congress.

A federal agency or department that is subject to a recommendation described in the report shall submit to Congress a report containing the agency's plans to address the recommendation.

What's happening now August 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Malinowski, Tom
· Feb 7, 2020
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 3, 2020
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 2, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4145: Braeden’s Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4145/
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"H.R. 4145: Braeden’s Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4145/.
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H.R. 4145, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4145/.
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