Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4582
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill permits the use of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant to address fentanyl in educational institutions. Specifically, grant funds may be used to (1) purchase naloxone or other opioid overdose reversal drugs for educational institutions, (2) train school nurses and other personnel on how to administer&nbsp;them, and (3) provide fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4582 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2023 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Neguse , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Phillips , Mr. Allen , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Pfluger , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , and Mr. Mann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023 . 2. Use of preventive health and health services block grants to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers Section 1904(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w–3(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as (I) and (J), respectively; (2) By inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) Purchasing naloxone or other opioid antagonists for use in educational institutions. (G) Providing training to school nurses, teachers, school administrators, and school resource officers on how to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonists. (H) Providing fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students. ; and (3) in each of subparagraphs (I) and (J), as redesignated, by striking (A) through (F) and inserting (A) through (H) .