Bill · H.R. 4564· House(119-HR-4564)
Dillon’s Law
- Introduced
- 7/21/2025
- Last activity
- 7/21/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Glenn Grothman
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 7
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, called "Dillon's Law," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. It creates a special rule allowing trained individuals who aren't school employees to be considered trained personnel for children's asthma treatment grant programs. This change gives preference to states that allow these trained individuals to administer epinephrine at schools.
Yes
Would children be better off under this?+7
This bill focuses on improving access to epinephrine in schools, which directly benefits children who may experience allergic reactions.
Would students be better off under this?+5
By increasing the availability of trained personnel to administer epinephrine in schools, the bill directly benefits students with asthma or severe allergies.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+3
The bill expands access to epinephrine in schools by allowing trained individuals who are not school employees to administer it, thereby improving immediate healthcare access for students experiencing allergic reactions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Preference for States Allowing Trained Individuals to Administer Epinephrine (Sec. 2(a)): This could positively impact children with asthma by increasing the availability of trained personnel who can administer epinephrine in schools, even if they are not school employees. It ensures more people are available to help in case of an emergency.
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Epinephrine Delivery Systems (Sec. 2(b)): Amending the language to "epinephrine delivery systems" broadens the scope of what is covered, potentially allowing for the use of more advanced or varied methods of epinephrine delivery, which could improve treatment effectiveness.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- There are no identifiable negative impacts for people that can be extracted from the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+7Good For Students+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3
- 9/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/21/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 12 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska
Angie CraigDemocrat · Minnesota
Debbie DingellDemocrat · Michigan
Scott FitzgeraldRepublican · Wisconsin
Maxwell FrostDemocrat · Florida
Gwen MooreDemocrat · Wisconsin
Mark PocanDemocrat · Wisconsin
Bryan SteilRepublican · Wisconsin
Thomas TiffanyRepublican · Wisconsin
Paul TonkoDemocrat · New York
David ValadaoRepublican · California
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican · Wisconsin
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Tony WiedRepublican · Wisconsin