S3588Referred to Committee

School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-01-07

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Jeff Merkley

Democrat · OR · Senator

Votes with party: 85.2% (908 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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

2026-03-19

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsHearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-19

Previously

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-01-07

Plain-English 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).

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