S. 3588 119th Congress Senate

School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2026 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

Health Drug therapyDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education

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Health technology, devices, suppliesSchool administration

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Jan 7, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 7, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

This bill authorizes grants for expanding access to drugs or devices to treat opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) in elementary and secondary schools.

The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grants to states, Indian tribes, and localities. To receive a grant, recipients must certify that schools in their jurisdictions will stock the drugs and devices and have trained staff on premises during operating hours to administer them.

Additionally, the attorney general of the recipient's state must certify that trained staff are covered by state civil liability protections for individuals who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws).

Hearings & markups 1

Member Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and he…
Meeting Mar 19, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 6

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Feb 24, 2026

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2026

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Jan 7, 2026

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Jan 7, 2026

Scott, Rick

Florida · Jan 7, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jan 7, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3588: School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3588/

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