Cardin, Mfume Bill Aims to Protect Student-Athletes From Dangerous Heat Illness
June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023:
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced legislation today, the Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act, which would require collegiate athletic programs to create heat emergency action plans and to practice those plans to protect student-athletes from life-threatening heat-related illnesses. Heat is the leading climate-related cause of deaths, and rising . . .
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced legislation today, the Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act, which would require collegiate athletic programs to create heat emergency action plans and to practice those plans to protect student-athletes from life-threatening heat-related illnesses. Heat is the leading climate-related cause of deaths, and rising . . .