Expand school access to opioid overdose reversal medication, training, and educational resources so educators can recognize and respond to overdoses.

Gus M. Bilirakis · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 87%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The HERO Act gives educators the tools they need to recognize an overdose, respond quickly, and save lives. By equipping schools with the training and resources they need to respond in an emergency, we can empower communities, protect students and staff, and help prevent needless tragedies.

Bilirakis promoted the bipartisan HERO Act, which would expand school access to Narcan or similar overdose reversal medication, educator training, and resources for opioid and fentanyl emergencies.

Bipartisan HERO Act by Bilirakis and Ruiz to Help Schools Prevent Opioid Overdoses Advances
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Bilirakis's official site says the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act, introduced by Bilirakis and Raul Ruiz.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): No concrete Aug. 11-13 update was found. The latest material official update shows serious legislative progress, but only committee advancement, not enactment or implementation of expanded school naloxone access, training, and resources.

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Congressman Gus Bilirakis |
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H.R. 7994 would establish school grants for opioid overdose reversal drugs and educational programming or resources for emergency responses to drug overdoses.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly matches the commitment: it would fund school purchases of opioid overdose reversal drugs and educational resources. The text is an introduced bill and its operative provisions begin after enactment, so it does not show delivery as of Aug. 13, 2026.

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H.R. 7994 (IH) - Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The promise closely matches H.R. 7994, the Helping Educators Respond to Overdoses Act, which would create school grants for opioid overdose reversal drugs plus educational programming and response resources. Bilirakis is credited as introducing/materially advancing the bill with Rep. Raul Ruiz, and the measure advanced by subcommittee/committee process in 2026. However, the available official bill record and current status information show committee advancement only, not House and Senate passage, enactment, funding, or implemented school access expansion. Because Bilirakis is still in federal office and the legislative effort remains pending rather than conclusively failed, the claim is not delivered yet but should receive an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%