S 1041 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

ADAM Act

Introduced Jun 14, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Russell D. Feingold D-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 16, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 14, 2001
  2. Passed SenateJun 26, 2002
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act - ADAM Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to establish a national information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (PAD) in schools by providing: (1) timely information on PAD program implementation and development; (2) comprehensive program materials to establish a PAD program in schools; (3) support to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) training programs; (4) encouragement for community partnerships with and among public and private organizations to promote PAD in schools; (5) a data base to gather information in a central location regarding sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population and identifying or conducting further research into the problem; and (6) assistance to communities that wish to develop screening programs for at-risk youth.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2001 to Sep 4, 2001.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MESusan M. CollinsJun 19, 2001
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.Sep 4, 2001

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 27, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Jun 27, 2002Received in the House.
  4. Jun 27, 2002Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
  5. Jun 26, 2002Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6174)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2560ADAM ActIdentical billNov 2, 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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