{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallone-introduces-bill-combat-sudden-cardiac-arrest-young-people", "Pallone Introduces Bill to Combat Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young People", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Frank Pallone, Jr.", "P000034", "pallone.house.gov", "pallone", "https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Edison, NJ \u2013 Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the introduction of a bill to combat sudden cardiac arrest in young people, especially student athletes. The Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to coordinate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), patient advocacy groups, and health professional organizations to develop educational materials and resources on cardiomyopathy for public awareness and to distribute materials to schools, teachers, and parents. It also calls for guidelines regarding the placement of life-saving automated external defibrillators in schools, as well as information on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.\n\nAccording to CDC, an estimated 2,000 young people under the age of 25 die each year of sudden cardiac arrest. In 2009, Kittim Sherrod, an Edison High School student and football star, died tragically from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after going into sudden cardiac arrest during track and field practice.\n\n\u201cAll too often, otherwise healthy young people die tragically from sudden cardiac arrest \u2013 a silent killer that strikes too many students each year,\u201d said Pallone. \u201cIt\u2019s critical that we raise awareness about the causes of sudden cardiac arrest and ensure schools are more prepared to deal with cardiac emergencies so we can prevent these tragic deaths. I\u2019m proud to introduce the HEARTS Act to take these much-needed measures to combat this devastating condition in young people.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation strongly supports the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2023. We believe the HEARTS Act will be a crucial step toward addressing a major health crisis. The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) among young people, especially student-athletes, underscores the urgency of taking proactive measures to increase risk assessment, awareness, and education\u2014as well as ensuring schools and sports fields have cardiac emergency response plans that include ready access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR-AED trained responders,\u201d said Mary M. Newman, President, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. \u201cBy supporting the Cardiomyopathy HEARTS Act, Congress can take a significant step toward mitigating the impact of OHCA in youth. The Act will not only save lives but also help create more informed and prepared communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe John Taylor Babbitt Foundation is a strong supporter of the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2023. Sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of over 2000 children and adolescents in the U.S. per year,\u201d said JoAnne Babbitt, Vice President, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and co-founder of the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation. \u201cThe HEARTS Act will help educate health care professionals, schools and parents about genetic heart conditions which increase a child's risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The preventative and educational measures outlined in this bill have the potential to save many lives from sudden cardiac arrest.\u201d\n\n\u201cCardiomyopathy is often a silent disease and may be difficult to detect without symptoms,\" said Gina Peattie, Executive Director of the Children\u2019s Cardiomyopathy Foundation, a national organization focused on pediatric cardiomyopathy. \u201cBy providing educational materials on cardiomyopathy to families and schools, this legislation has the potential to save the lives of many children at risk of sudden cardiac death.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallone-introduces-bill-combat-sudden-cardiac-arrest-young-people"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6263439320027828, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}