US HB4989 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Access to AEDs Act
Sponsors
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-11-05 | House | 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. |
2019-11-05 | House | 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. |
2019-11-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
School athletics
Child health
Congressional oversight
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
School athletics
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4989/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4989/BILLS-116hr4989ih.pdf |