Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2383
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2025-03-26
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2383 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2025 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. McDowell ) 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 2025 . 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 paragraph (1), by striking (A) through (F) and inserting (A) through (H) .