# 117-hr-6523: Access to AEDs Act

117-hr-6523, Access to AEDs Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6523
- Congress: 117
- Title: Access to AEDs Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Access to AEDs Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies and private elementary and secondary schools, in partnership with a health care entity, to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6523 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6523)

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- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
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