Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023
July 22, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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This bill changes how federal health grant money can be spent, specifically permitting schools to allocate these funds toward purchasing naloxone and implementing opioid-related training and education programs.
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Educational institutions
Schools gain the legal authority to use specific federal block grant funds for opioid-reversal drugs and related training.
School staff
Nurses, teachers, administrators, and resource officers are eligible to receive training on administering opioid antagonists.
Current stage: in_committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
- Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to be used for purchasing naloxone or other opioid antagonists for schools.
- Authorizes the use of block grant funds to train school nurses, teachers, administrators, and resource officers on administering opioid antagonists.
- Authorizes the use of block grant funds to provide fentanyl awareness classes or materials to students.
- Redesignates existing subparagraphs (F) and (G) of Section 1904(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act as (I) and (J).
- Updates internal references in the Public Health Service Act to accommodate the new authorized uses of funds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill require schools to buy naloxone?
Who can be trained to administer naloxone under this bill?
Why It Matters
This bill changes how federal health grant money can be spent, specifically permitting schools to allocate these funds toward purchasing naloxone and implementing opioid-related training and education programs.
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Expansion of Block Grant Usage
The bill explicitly expands the scope of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to include direct medical intervention (naloxone) and educational programming within schools.
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