H.R. 3627: School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

Plain summary

School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in awarding grants to states under the children's asthma treatment grants program, to favor states that require their public elementary and secondary schools to: (1) permit authorized personnel to administer epinephrine to any student believed to be having an anaphylactic reaction, and (2) maintain a supply of epinephrine that is prescribed by a licensed physician and is stored in a secure and easily accessible location. (States given this preference are also required by current law to require those schools to authorize students, under certain conditions, to self-administer medication to treat their asthma or anaphylaxis.) Requires such states to also have a Good Samaritan law protecting school employees and agents from liability related to the administration of epinephrine to students believed, in good faith, to be having an anaphylactic reaction.

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School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · 92 cosponsors

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Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 32 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3627.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3627 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112