Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4517 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4517 To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Mfume (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Elfreth, and Mr. David Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Heat-related illnesses are a serious medical condition that result from the body's inability to cool itself down in extremely hot environments. Heat-related illnesses include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat syncope, heat rash, and muscle breakdown. When experiencing heat illness, patients may exhibit an array of symptoms including but not limited to confusion, slurred speech, unconsciousness, vomiting, seizures, fatigue, elevated body temperature, fainting, dizziness, or muscle pain. (2) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 700 heat-related deaths in the United States from 2004 to 2018. Heat is the leading climate-related cause of deaths, and rising temperatures pose a serious risk to student