Damar Hamlin's impact continues to stretch far beyond the gridiron.
Hamlin's cardiac arrest scare during a Monday night game in January 2023 has led to new legislation aimed at improving access to resources for heart health nationwide.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass the HEARTS Act, a bill that will make CPR training more accessible and place more AEDs in schools around the country.
The bill will create a grant program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training, in addition to supporting the purchase of AEDs and the development of cardiac emergency response plans.
"Damar and I formed the perfect team, bringing together teachers, healthcare leaders and athletes to make sure every student has access to the kind of life-saving care he did," Sen. Chuck Schumer said. "This legislation goes beyond the field and its impacts will stretch thousands of miles outside Buffalo to help millions of kids."
It now heads to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law.