HR 4989
116th Congress
House
Education
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
School athletics
Access to AEDs Act
Introduced: November 5, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Nov 5, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to AEDs Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools.
Specifically, such access shall be achieved in such schools by
- developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish defibrillation programs,
- providing support for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training programs,
- fostering new and existing community partnerships to promote the importance of defibrillation,
- establishing a clearinghouse database to gather information in a central location regarding sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population, and
- providing assistance to secondary school athletic departments for screening student athletes for risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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