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Amending auto-injector language and potentially adding epinephrine to school environments.

Authorizes students to self-administer medication for asthma and allergies and allows schools to maintain a stock supply of emergency-use epinephrine.

Defines the assessment process and contract requirements for students to self-carry and self-administer asthma and anaphylaxis medications in schools.

Colorado Asthma Care Plan

The standardized state form required for managing a child's asthma in licensed childcare and school environments.

Allows schools to stock epinephrine auto-injectors and provides civil liability protection for trained staff administering the medication.

A state-led recognition program for schools that meet specific asthma management and environmental trigger reduction standards.

Elijah's Law

This bill establishes food allergy safety and anaphylaxis response protocols in licensed child care centers and family day care homes.

The Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act (H.R. 10228) would amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require food allergy identification and response training for staff in federal child nutrition programs, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and summer meal programs. Introduced by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) on September 2, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

SponsorRep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA-10] (Democratic)

Requires food service establishments and online ordering services to provide notices to staff and customers regarding food allergies and intolerances.

Requires food service establishments to provide allergy awareness training to staff and display information regarding major food allergens.

Expands coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to include medically necessary food and associated equipment and supplies. Defines medically necessary food as specially formulated and processed products (e.g., nutritional formulas) prescribed by health care practitioners for individuals with special dietary requirements due to certain digestive or metabolic disorders or conditions.

SponsorRep. James P. McGovern [D-MA-2] (Democratic)

Requires school districts and private schools to maintain a comprehensive Food Allergy Management and Prevention Plan to address safety and training.

Establishes a structured, science-based approach to addressing indoor air quality in school buildings to mitigate environmental asthma triggers.

Emergency Medication Modernization Act

Proposed legislation to permit students diagnosed with asthma or at risk of anaphylaxis to carry and self-administer rescue inhalers and epinephrine, and expands the definition of epinephrine to include newer delivery methods like intranasal sprays.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require local school food service personnel to receive annual training and certification on food allergies as part of the National School Lunch Program.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require the USDA to include food allergy awareness and management training for local school food service personnel participating in the National School Lunch Program.

Massachusetts Stock Epinephrine Bill

This pending bill would require all schools to maintain a stock supply of non-patient specific epinephrine auto-injectors. It mandates that the Department of Public Health create regulations for storage in unlocked locations and staff training.

Epinephrine Delivery Systems Update

A pending bill that updates existing school health statutes to replace the term 'epinephrine auto-injectors' with 'epinephrine delivery systems.' This change is intended to allow schools to stock newer, needle-free epinephrine options such as nasal sprays.