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School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose, and for other purposes.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
This bill authorizes grants for expanding access to drugs or devices to treat opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) in elementary and secondary schools.
The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grants to states, Indian tribes, and localities. To receive a grant, recipients must certify that schools in their jurisdictions will stock the drugs and devices and have trained staff on premises during operating hours to administer them.
Additionally, the attorney general of the recipient's state must certify that trained staff are covered by state civil liability protections for individuals who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws).
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Jan 7, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jan 7, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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