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H. R. 766 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emergency preparedness and response purposes, and for other purposes.
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January 28, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:433
H.R. 766, also known as the "Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response Act" or the "SEWER Act," aims to enhance public health emergency preparedness by monitoring infectious diseases through wastewater surveillance. The bill proposes amendments to the Public Health...
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The SEWER Act wants to give lots of money every year so people can watch dirty water to find out which germs are there. This helps doctors know when people might get sick, like with the flu or other viruses, and be ready to help them.
H. R. 81 — To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.
January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:355
H.R. 81, also known as the “Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2025,” is a bill that aims to stop federal agencies from requiring people to wear face masks because of COVID-19 when using public transportation or in transportation hubs. The bill also eliminates the existing...
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H.R. 81 is a bill that wants to stop requiring people to wear masks on buses, trains, and planes because of COVID-19, and says the CDC and TSA can't make those rules anymore.
S. 4755 — To reauthorize traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes.
July 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,318
S. 4755 is a bill introduced to reauthorize programs that focus on the prevention and management of traumatic brain injuries in the United States. The bill proposes amendments to the Public Health Service Act to enhance data collection, improve outreach, and extend funding...
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S. 4755 is like giving doctors and scientists a helping hand to learn more about head injuries and help people who might get them. It wants to make sure they have enough money and tools until 2029 to keep everyone safe.
S. 403 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.
February 05, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:538
S. 403 proposes the establishment of an Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This office, led by a director, would focus on improving health care services and outcomes for rural populations by coordinating research, promoting best...
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S. 403 is a plan to create a special office to help people who live in the countryside get better medical care. This office will work on new ways to help doctors and patients, share ideas about what works best, and support doctors in the countryside with technology and money.
H. RES. 984 — Expressing support for the designation of January 30, 2024, as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and RHI (repeated head impacts) Awareness Day.
January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:267
H. RES. 984 is a resolution from the 118th Congress that expresses support for recognizing January 30, 2024, as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and RHI (repeated head impacts) Awareness Day. The resolution highlights the serious effects of CTE, particularly in...
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This bill wants January 30, 2024, to be a special day where people learn more about certain brain problems called CTE and RHI, which can happen from getting hit in the head a lot. It's like a reminder day for everyone to understand and talk about how these injuries affect people, like some athletes and soldiers.
S. 3757 — To reauthorize the congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
June 18, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,218
S. 3757 aims to reauthorize the program for congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill mandates a workshop within a year of enactment to identify research gaps and workforce issues related to the...
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S. 3757 is a bill that helps doctors and scientists learn more about heart problems in babies by having meetings and writing reports on what they find out. It extends the time for these activities from 2025 to 2029 so that they can continue their important work.
H. R. 586 — An Act To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
April 08, 2025
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:119
Words:640
H. R. 586, also known as the "Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act," requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma, a type of liver cancer, among Vietnam War veterans. The study will be carried out in...
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The bill wants the Department of Veterans Affairs to check how often Vietnam War soldiers get a type of liver cancer, and then tell Congress what they find and suggest what should be done. It also changes a pension rule end date from November 30, 2031, to December 31, 2031.
H. RES. 10 — Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Committee on Health as a standing committee of the House.
January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:372
H. RES. 10 aims to change the rules of the House of Representatives to create a new standing committee called the Committee on Health. This committee will focus on biomedical research, healthcare supported by general revenues, and public health issues, including those handled...
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The bill wants to create a new team in the House of Representatives that will be like doctors for laws, focusing on health and public health issues, but it’s not sure yet where they will get their money from or how they will work with other teams.
S. 3847 — To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.
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February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,622
S. 3847 is a bill that allows the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a program focused on social determinants of health, with the aim of improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. The bill outlines the activities and goals of the...
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The bill wants to let a special group called the CDC help fix problems like not having a home or enough food so people can be healthier, by giving money to cities and groups that need it. They plan to spend lots of money on this, but they need to make sure they pick carefully who to give the money to and check how well it works.
H. R. 7536 — To establish a program for purposes of carrying out programs to prevent adverse childhood experiences and promoting positive childhood experiences, and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct studies, evaluations, and research to address adverse childhood experiences, including through the promotion of positive childhood experiences.
March 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,413
H.R. 7536, known as the “Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Act” or the “PACE Act,” aims to establish programs that prevent harmful childhood experiences and encourage positive ones. The bill authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the CDC, to...
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The PACE Act is a plan to help kids have more happy and safe moments while stopping the bad ones. It gives special helpers money to study and figure out the best ways to do this, like a team of doctors and teachers learning how to make sure kids have smiles and fewer worries.
H. RES. 239 — Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.
March 21, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:332
H. RES. 239 aims to raise awareness of the racial differences in how colorectal cancer affects the Black community in the United States. It highlights the higher rates of colorectal cancer among Black men and women compared to non-Hispanic Whites and calls on the Centers for...
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This bill is like a reminder note to help the doctors and science people learn more about a certain kind of sickness called colorectal cancer that affects Black people more than others, and to tell everyone to go see the doctor early to check for it.
H. RES. 276 — Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Hispanic community.
March 31, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:278
H. RES. 276 is a resolution in the House of Representatives that aims to raise awareness about the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Hispanic community. The resolution highlights that colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death among Hispanics and...
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H. RES. 276 is a plan to help people learn about how a type of cancer called colorectal cancer affects Hispanic people more than others, and it encourages better health check-ups to keep everyone safer. It also wants to say thanks to those who have dealt with this sickness and remind everyone of a special month dedicated to talking about this cancer.
H. R. 6829 — An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more at-risk families, to authorize research and surveillance activities relating to cardiomyopathy, and for other purposes.
December 13, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:2,502
The HEARTS Act of 2024 aims to improve education, awareness, and research related to cardiomyopathy—a heart condition that can lead to serious health issues, including sudden cardiac arrest. The bill mandates the creation of educational materials for schools and healthcare...
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The HEARTS Act of 2024 is a plan to teach more people about how to stay safe from a serious heart sickness called cardiomyopathy, and to have more heart safety tools in schools, like special machines that help if someone's heart stops. But there are some questions about how it will all be paid for and done right.
S. 5026 — To establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis.
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September 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,338
S. 5026 aims to reduce sepsis rates by establishing new programs through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill mandates the creation of an education campaign to highlight best practices for sepsis treatment and seeks to improve data collection,...
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S. 5026 is a plan to help stop a serious sickness called sepsis by teaching doctors better ways to treat it and by giving hospitals special awards for doing a great job. Every year for five years, they want to spend a big sum of money to make sure they're doing everything they can to keep people, especially kids, safe and healthy.
H. R. 10480 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain a local gun violence prevention laws database, and for other purposes.
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December 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:616
H.R. 10480, the "Local Gun Violence Reduction Act," aims to establish a database managed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the CDC, containing information on local government laws enacted to reduce gun violence. This database will include details on the size of relevant...
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The bill is like setting up a big book where towns and cities can write down the rules they make to stop bad things with guns, and they can see if these rules help make things safer. It plans to spend some money each year to keep this book in good shape so people in charge can share their ideas on how to keep everyone safe.
H. R. 7481 — To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.
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February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,638
H.R. 7481 aims to allow the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to run a Social Determinants of Health Program. The program seeks to improve health outcomes by addressing factors like housing and food access that affect health in communities. To...
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H.R. 7481 is a plan that lets the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) help people by giving money to improve things like homes and food. They say they will give out a lot of money every year from 2025 to 2029 to help make people healthier in their communities.
S. 178 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
January 22, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,417
S. 178, titled the "Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025," aims to improve how abortion data is reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill requires states to submit standardized abortion data for Medicaid payments...
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S. 178 is a bill that asks states to tell the government more details about abortions to make sure the information is similar everywhere, but some people worry this might make people feel like they have less privacy.
H. R. 6829 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more at-risk families, to authorize research and surveillance activities relating to cardiomyopathy, and for other purposes.
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December 14, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,184
H.R. 6829, known as the "Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in the Schools Act of 2023" or the "HEARTS Act of 2023," aims to promote awareness and understanding of cardiomyopathy. It directs the development and distribution of education...
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This bill wants to teach people more about a heart problem called cardiomyopathy by sharing information with schools and doctors and also wants to help scientists study this condition to find ways to help people with it.
H. R. 8078 — To authorize Federal support of States in piloting interoperable State-based repositories of sepsis cases, and for other purposes.
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April 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,138
H.R. 8078, known as the "Sepsis Harm and Cost Reduction Act" or "LuLu’s Law," aims to provide federal support for states to create pilot programs for repositories that track sepsis cases. The bill outlines plans for grants to up to five states annually to establish statewide...
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H.R. 8078, also called "LuLu’s Law," is a plan to help states keep track of a serious illness called sepsis by giving them money to build special databases, hoping this will help doctors take better care of people and make them less sick.
S. 4755 — To reauthorize traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes.
September 12, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:3,054
S. 4755, titled the "Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024," aims to update programs addressing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the United States. It seeks to improve prevention and control measures, enhance data collection on TBIs, and prioritize assistance for...
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S. 4755 is all about making sure people who hurt their heads really bad (like with a Traumatic Brain Injury) get the help they need, with plans for doctors to learn more about these injuries and ways to prevent them; the bill wants to keep these programs going until the year 2029.
H. RES. 72 — Expressing support for the designation of January 30, 2025, as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and RHI (repeated head impacts) Awareness Day.
January 28, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:291
H. RES. 72 expresses support for designating January 30, 2025, as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Repeated Head Impacts (RHI) Awareness Day. The resolution highlights the serious effects of CTE, a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head injuries, which can lead to...
Simple Explanation
This bill is about picking a special day, January 30, 2025, to help people learn more about a brain problem called CTE, which can happen when someone gets hit on the head too many times, like in sports or the military. It asks for more people to know about the problem and for doctors and scientists to find better ways to help people who might have it.

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