U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9251: School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, June 10, 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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Grants for reducing opioid overdose deaths (a) Use of funds Section 544(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd-3(c) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or administering after prescribing ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting or on the administration of after prescribing of . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 544(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd-3(g) ) is amended by striking to carry out this section and inserting to carry out this section and section 544A . SECTION 3. Grants for reducing opioid overdose deaths in elementary and secondary schools Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 544 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd-3 ) the following: SECTION 544A. Reducing opioid overdose deaths in elementary and secondary schools (a) In general The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities to provide for the administration, at public and private elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction …
Sponsors
- Kelly Morrison (D, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- David Joyce (R, HD-OH-14)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- Brittany Pettersen (D, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB9251?
- HB9251 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026.
- What does HB9251 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB9251?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9251?
- Kelly Morrison (D, HD-003), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9251?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9251
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