School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
- Last Action
- 3/19/2026
Actions
- 2026-03-19Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- 2026-01-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2026-01-07Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2026-01-07 (00)
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
This bill authorizes grants for expanding access to drugs or devices to treat opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) in elementary and secondary schools.
The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grants to states, Indian tribes, and localities. To receive a grant, recipients must certify that schools in their jurisdictions will stock the drugs and devices and have trained staff on premises during operating hours to administer them.
Additionally, the attorney general of the recipient's state must certify that trained staff are covered by state civil liability protections for individuals who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws).
Cosponsors (6)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Subjects
- Drug therapy
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- School administration
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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