HR4371-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to conduct a study on the causes of deaths and catastrophic injuries related to high school and collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths and catastrophic injuries, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to conduct a study on the causes of deaths and catastrophic injuries related to high school and collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths and catastrophic injuries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Technology, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H83D3D33806C2487493C182B39EC78B50: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Sports Safety Study Act.
  • Section H815FF5A12AC54281A0057947E5F906F1: 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: According to the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, 2,958 high school and collegiate players from...
  • Section H3948851B9A5F41B882A8061B699828C8: 3. Studying deaths related to high school and collegiate sports and developing recommendations to prevent future tragedies The Secretary of Health and Human...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to conduct a study on the causes of deaths and catastrophic injuries related to high school and collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths and catastrophic injuries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Technology, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, to conduct a study on the causes of deaths and catastrophic injuries related to high school and collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths and catastrophic injuries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Technology Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 27, 2023

Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Technology Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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