School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2011 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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in awarding grants to states under the children's asthma treatment grants program, to favor states that require their public elementary and secondary schools to: (1) permit authorized personnel to administer epinephrine to any student believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction, and (2) maintain a supply of epinephrine that is prescribed by a licensed physician and is stored in a secure and easily accessible location. (States given this preference are also required by current law to require those schools to authorize students, under certain conditions, to self-administer medication to treat their asthma or anaphylaxis.)
Requires such states to also have a Good Samaritan law protecting school employees and agents from liability related to the administration of epinephrine to students believed, in good faith, to be having an anaphylactic reaction.
Cosponsors 92
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2011 to Dec 19, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 12, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Dec 15, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jan 13, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Mar 8, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 8, 2012 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | May 8, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | May 9, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 9, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 15, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 16, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 30, 2012 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Jun 8, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jun 18, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 18, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Oct 19, 2012 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Dec 3, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Dec 11, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 19, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8319.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1884 | School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act | Identical bill | Nov 17, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
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