S. 3588 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 7, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySchools get funding to stock overdose treatments
The bill sets up grants that states, tribes, and local areas can apply for to bring naloxone—a medication that reverses opioid overdoses—into elementary and secondary schools. Schools that get this money have to keep naloxone on hand and train staff to use it, with trained people available while school is in session. States also have to confirm they have laws protecting people from lawsuits when they help someone in an emergency.
How it affects you
Students and staff in schools that receive these grants would have access to naloxone during the school day, potentially helping in an opioid overdose emergency. School employees trained to administer it would have legal protection under their state's Good Samaritan laws when they help someone in that situation.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 7, 2026)
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
This bill authorizes grants for expanding access to drugs or devices to treat opioid overdoses (e.g., naloxone) in elementary and secondary schools.
The Department of Health and Human Services may award the grants to states, Indian tribes, and localities. To receive a grant, recipients must certify that schools in their jurisdictions will stock the drugs and devices and have trained staff on premises during operating hours to administer them.
Additionally, the attorney general of the recipient's state must certify that trained staff are covered by state civil liability protections for individuals who administer aid in an emergency (commonly known as Good Samaritan laws).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionS. 3588
A BILL
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Introduced Jan 7, 2026 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 19, 2026: “Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.”