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H.R. 9698 117th Congress House

Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to create a venue-specific heat emergency action plan.

Introduced: December 27, 2022 Introduced by: Kweisi Mfume Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 27, 2022
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 Latest action December 27, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

This bill requires each institution of higher education that participates in federal student-aid programs and is a member of an athletic association or athletic conference to develop and implement a venue-specific heat emergency action plan for operating and using automatic external defibrillators and cold-water immersion equipment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9698: Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9698/
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"H.R. 9698: Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9698/.
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H.R. 9698, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9698/.
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