H.R. 6523 · 117th Congress

Access to AEDs Act

Introduced on Jan 28, 2022 by Al Lawson, Jr. (D-FL-5). 26 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 31, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 28, 2022
Cosponsors
26
4 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to a local educational agency or private elementary or secondary school, partnered with a public or nonprofit private health care entity, to develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary schools and secondary schools.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2022). Public domain.

Access to AEDs Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies and private elementary and secondary schools, in partnership with a health care entity, to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Al Lawson, Jr.D-FL-5Sponsor

Democrats · 22

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jan 28, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jan 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jan 28, 2022 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Jan 28, 2022 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Jan 31, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.