Dillon’s Law

Bill: 119-hr-4564
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2025-07-21
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2025 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Van Orden , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Steil , Ms. Craig , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Frost , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Bacon , and Mr. Wied ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a special rule for treating trained individuals as trained personnel of a school for purposes of giving preference to States for children’s asthma treatment grant programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Dillon’s Law . 2. Preference for States that allow trained individuals to administer epinephrine at schools (a) In general Section 399L(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking School personnel and inserting Trained personnel ; (B) in the heading for clause (ii), by striking school and inserting trained ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Special rule For purposes of this subparagraph, an elementary school or secondary school in a State may treat an individual who is not an employee of the school as being part of the trained personnel of the school if— (I) the individual meets the requirements of paragraph (3)(E); and (II) the State attorney general reaffirms the certification of the State under subparagraph (G), taking into account the treatment of individuals authorized by this clause. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking , such as the school nurse . (b) Epinephrine delivery systems Section 399L(d)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d)(3)(C) ) is amended by striking auto-injectable epinephrine and inserting epinephrine delivery systems . (c) Correction Section 399L(d)(1)(F)(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g(d)(1)(F)(i) ) is amended by striking schoolin and inserting school in .