S2373-119

Introduced

To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 22, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Healthcare.

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 HE58F962B21AC4CD18308B622FA90AD1A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act.
  • Section H3E3527A257CB4821865C8B4F1A5FBDF9: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Heat-related illnesses are a serious medical condition that result from the body’s inability to cool itself down in...
  • Section HF6CB9A33CFCB41788ED1E4C5D719F4B4: 3. Venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan requirement for institutions of higher education Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965...
  • Section H45C9307E743D4582A5A213374AAF5F68: 4. Venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan requirement for secondary schools Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and...
  • Section H6D93629B80A94F6A9C4809FFB856BF33: 8549D. Venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan requirement for secondary schools Each secondary school that receives Federal funds under...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Government Operations Healthcare

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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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 22, 2025

Ms. Alsobrooks (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

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