House Bill 4989
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Access to AEDs Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4989
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
November 5, 2019
11/06/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
11/05/2019
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.
11/05/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:02:37 AM