Access to AEDs Act
Latest action · Nov 6, 2019 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.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to AEDs Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2019 to Nov 14, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Nov 5, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 14, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Nov 5, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 6, 2019 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 5, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2019Referred 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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 176, November 5, 2019, page H8730.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary 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, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Access to AEDs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2019Introduced in House
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