{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallones-hearts-act-passes-senate-heads-president-bidens-desk", "Pallone\u2019s HEARTS Act Passes Senate, Heads to President Biden\u2019s Desk", "2024-12-11", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Frank Pallone, Jr.", "P000034", "pallone.house.gov", "pallone", "https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that his H.R. 6829, the HEARTS Act, has passed the U.S. Senate, marking a significant victory for public health. The bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House in September, now heads to President Biden\u2019s desk for signature into law.\n\nThe HEARTS Act\u2014formally known as the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools Act\u2014aims to prevent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in young people by equipping schools with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and providing CPR training for staff and students. This legislation will establish a federal grant program to ensure schools and childcare centers have the resources they need to respond effectively to cardiac emergencies.\n\n\"This is a major step forward in protecting young lives,\" Pallone said. \"My HEARTS Act will help schools be better prepared to act quickly in a cardiac emergency, saving lives that would otherwise be lost. Tragic losses like that of Edison\u2019s Kittim Sherrod underscore the urgency of this effort, and I\u2019m proud to see the Senate join us in passing this life-saving legislation. Now, I urge the President to sign it into law.\"\n\nPallone\u2019s bill, inspired by the untimely deaths of student-athletes such as 17-year-old Kittim Sherrod of Edison, New Jersey, was crafted in collaboration with patient advocacy groups, educators, and health professionals. Sudden cardiac arrest remains a leading cause of death among young people, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimating that approximately 2,000 individuals under the age of 25 die from SCA each year.\n\nKey provisions of the HEARTS Act include:\n\nDeployment of AEDs: Ensuring schools and childcare centers have access to life-saving devices.\n\nTraining Requirements: Providing CPR and AED training to staff, students, and volunteers.\n\nPublic Awareness Campaigns: Developing educational materials in collaboration with CDC to increase awareness of cardiomyopathy and SCA risks.\n\nSupport for the HEARTS Act has been widespread, with endorsements from organizations such as the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, the Children\u2019s Cardiomyopathy Foundation, and the John Taylor Babbitt Foundation. Advocates, including Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, whose life was saved by an AED, have emphasized the bill\u2019s transformative potential.\n\n\u201cMy grandson Kittim did not die in vain,\u201d said Razeenah Walker, President of The Kittim N. Sherrod Foundation. \u201cThanks to Congressman Pallone, this legislation ensures that no other family has to endure the loss of a child from a preventable cardiac event.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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/pallones-hearts-act-passes-senate-heads-president-bidens-desk"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2929169461131096, "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"}