Damar Hamlin advocates for nationwide AED access in schools.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin joined lawmakers to promote the Access to AEDs Act, a bipartisan bill that would establish a grant program to provide schools with funds to purchase and maintain automated external defibrillators (AEDs), strengthen CPR training, and develop cardiac emergency response plans. The bill aims to increase the survival rate of the 7,000 kids under 18 who experience sudden cardiac arrest each year in the US, with the majority being student-athletes. Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest during a game, has also partnered with the American Heart Association to increase CPR awareness and education.