Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7590 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7590 To promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2026 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, 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 ``Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act''. SEC. 2. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Minimum Requirements.--Each State that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and does not meet the requirements described in this section, as of the date of enactment of this Act, shall, not later than the last day of the fifth full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act (referred to in this Act as the ``compliance deadline''), enact legislation or issue regulations establishing the following minimum requirements: (1) Local educational agency concussion safety and management plan.--Each local educational agency in the State, in consultation with members of the community in which such agency is located, shall develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management that-- (A) educates students, parents, and school personnel about concussions, through activities such as-- (i) training school personnel, including coaches, teachers, athl