3.0.0 999 2026-01-06T22:03:19Z 2026-01-06T22:03:19Z Senate S S 2025-03-12 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/999 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-12T20:17:42Z 2025-03-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2025-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001227 Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] Eric Schmitt R MO S. N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2025-03-12 True Health Health 2025-03-31T16:02:41Z

00 2025-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2026-01-06T21:57:10Z <p><strong>Public Health Improvement Act</strong></p><p>This bill narrows the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with respect to the control of communicable diseases and renewals of public health emergencies. It also limits the priorities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to solely communicable diseases.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill removes HHS' discretion to take measures it deems necessary to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. It also narrows the objectives and priorities of the&nbsp;CDC&nbsp;by removing noncommunicable diseases, injuries, occupational and environmental hazards, and discretionary priorities from its strategic plan.</p><p>Also, the bill removes the authority of HHS to renew a declaration of a public health emergency and instead requires Congress to issue a renewal. </p><p>The bill also limits the terms of the directors of the CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to 12 years and requires members of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the CDC to be appointed by members of Congress and other officials (currently appointed by the director).&nbsp;Additionally, the bill transfers eight offices from the CDC to the NIH (e.g., the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health).&nbsp;</p>

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