H.R. 244·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Stock EpiPens in Every Public Elementary School
Rep. Patel (D-NJ)
Every public elementary school must keep at least two epinephrine auto-injectors on site.
Sec. 1 — Mandate
Every public elementary school shall stock at least two unexpired epinephrine auto-injectors and train two staff members in their use.
Sec. 2 — Funding
$30 million for purchase and training.
Sec. 3 — Enforcement
State health departments audit annually.
Sec. 4 — Effective Date
Within one year.
Tournament Prep
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- H.R. 244 — A Bill to Stock EpiPens in Every Public Elementary School
- Funding source
- $30M HHS School Stock Epinephrine grant.
- Timeline
- Compliance within 1 year.
- Realistic — 49 states already allow stock-epinephrine; this requires it.
- Enforcing agency
- State health departments; HHS oversight.
- Yes — building on existing 2013 School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Loss of HHS asthma/allergy grant eligibility.
- Source citation
- AAP (2017), 'Guidance on Completing a Written Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan' — pediatrics.aappublications.org.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 50s
Strongest counter-argument
EpiPens are expensive and most schools never use them.
Your pre-emptive answer
Cost per saved life is the relevant metric. CDC (2019) found ~25% of school anaphylaxis events occur in students with *no prior diagnosis* — these kids have no personal EpiPen.