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Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2025
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to purchase life- saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This act amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to be used by schools to purchase opioid antagonists such as naloxone. The act also allows these federal funds to support training for school staff, including nurses, teachers, and administrators, on how to administer opioid antagonists. Additionally, the funds may be used to provide fentanyl awareness education and materials to students.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joe Neguse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $31,726
- HOLLAND & HART $17,400
- ELEVATIONS CREDIT UNION $14,600
- FOUNDRY GROUP $14,200
- DISH NETWORK $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joe Neguse → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. McDowell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to purchase life- saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. USE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS TO PURCHASE LIFE-SAVING OPIOID ANTAGONISTS FOR SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE RELATED TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
Section 1904(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300w-3(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as (I) and
(J), respectively;
(2) By inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
“(F) Purchasing naloxone or other opioid antagonists for use in educational institutions.
“(G) Providing training to school nurses, teachers, school administrators, and school resource officers on how to administer naloxone or other opioid antagonists.
“(H) Providing fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students.”; and
(3) in each of subparagraphs (I) and (J), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking “(A) through (F)” and inserting
“(A) through (H)”. <all>
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