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HR 6272 116th Congress House

Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020

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 influenza in a school building or on school grounds.

Introduced: April 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Chemical and biological weaponsChild healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Emergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnessesFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationNursingSchool administrationTerrorism
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
Mar 13, 2020
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 Latest action March 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, state and local education agencies 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 influenza 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 27, 2020
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6272: Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6272/
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"H.R. 6272: Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6272/.
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H.R. 6272, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6272/.
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