US Congress House Bill 5923 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

School Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter contracts to train elementary and secondary school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of a biological or chemical attack at a school or an outbreak of pandemic illness among individuals under their care. The training must prepare school nurses to: (1) protect and preserve life; (2) notify public health authorities to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak; and (3) take other appropriate and feasible actions, such as preserve evidence of an attack.

School Protection Act of 2016

Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]

Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-07-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5923/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5923/BILLS-114hr5923ih.pdf