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Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2026
To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires public institutions of higher education that receive federal funding to make opioid overdose rescue kits available on campus within one year of enactment. The kits must be placed in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, dormitories, and other instructional and housing facilities, as well as with emergency medical services personnel. Institutions must register the locations of all kits with their health center or emergency services, maintain and replace used or expired kits, and provide a public list of kit locations. Students must receive training on the use and location of overdose rescue kits during orientation. The kits must contain naloxone, Narcan, or another FDA-approved opioid-reversing medication.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Monica De La Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 27, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Apr 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2026
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public institutions of higher education, 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 “Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. OPIOID OVERDOSE RESCUE KIT REQUIRED.
(a) In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall require each public institution of higher education that receives funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) to make available opioid overdose rescue kits in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Location.—
(1) In general.—An opioid overdose kit required under subsection (a) shall be—
(A) available in each classroom facility, library, laboratory facility, dormitory (including dining facilities), or other facility customarily used by an institution for instructional or research purposes or for housing students, faculty, and staff;
(B) in the case of a facility described in subparagraph (A) that has an automated external defibrillator for public use, placed, where feasible, near such automated external defibrillator; and
(C) on the person of each individual employed by the institution as emergency medical services personnel, as applicable.
(2) Registration.—The location of each opioid overdose rescue kit required under subsection (a) shall be registered with the health center of the institution or campus emergency medical services, as applicable.
(c) Additional Requirements.—Each institution shall—
(1) replace used or expired opioid overdose rescue kits located on the campus of the institution, as necessary;
(2) make available, through the health center of the institution or campus emergency medical services, as applicable, a list of locations of each opioid overdose rescue kit; and
(3) provide training regarding the use and location of each opioid overdose rescue kit during each student orientation program carried out by the institution.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
(2) Opioid overdose rescue kit.—The term “opioid overdose rescue kit” means a kit that—
(A) is labeled with the words “Overdose Rescue Kit—Naloxone Nasal Spray” or other language approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
(B) includes—
(i) Narcan;
(ii) Naloxone; or
(iii) Another medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration that, when administered, negates or neutralizes, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body. <all>
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