# 116-hr-6272: Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020

116-hr-6272, Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6272
- Congress: 116
- Title: Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-03-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pandemic School Nurse Training to Protect Students and Communities Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, state and local education agencies to train elementary and secondary school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of a biological or chemical attack at a school or an outbreak of pandemic influenza among individuals under their care. The training must prepare school nurses to (1) protect and preserve life; (2) notify public health authorities to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak; and (3) take other appropriate and feasible actions, such as preserve evidence of an attack.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2: Moving Forward Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6955: Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6272 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6272)

## Related
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-2: Moving Forward Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-6955: Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6955)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6272 (as of 2025-11-18).