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US SB3588

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Merkley

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for administering opioid overdose reversal drugs (such as naloxone) at public and private elementary and secondary schools

  • Requires grant recipient schools to establish programs permitting trained personnel to administer overdose treatment, maintain accessible supplies of these drugs/devices, and have at least one trained individual on premises during all operating hours

  • Defines "trained personnel" as school nurses, school-based health center staff, or other principal-designated individuals who have received documented training meeting appropriate medical standards

  • Requires State Attorney General certification that the state has adequate civil liability protection laws covering school personnel who administer emergency overdose treatment

  • Amends existing Public Health Service Act Section 544 to expand authorized uses of funds to include "administering" (not just prescribing) overdose treatment drugs and devices

Legislative Description

School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

Health

Last Action

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

3/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions1/7/2026

Full Bill Text

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