BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The holiday week brought early good news for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin with President Joe Biden signing into law a bill that aims to improve access to resources for heart health around the country.
Hamlin, 26, who suffered cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2. 2023, advocated for the bill and worked on it with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The NFL's Smart Hearts Coalition and others supported the effort.
The Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, and Research, and AED Training in the Schools Act of 2024 (HEARTS Act) was officially signed by the President on Monday after the United States Senate voted unanimously to pass the bill on December 10.