118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6305Terminate CDC Overreach Act

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to impose a limitation on regulations relating to the control of communicable diseases, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Nov 8, 2023
Last action Nov 10, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill narrows the authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create regulations on controlling the spread of disease.  Under current law, the CDC is authorized to create regulations generally relating to quarantine and isolation to prevent the spread of disease between people. This includes regulations applicable to individuals traveling interstate that are reasonably believed to have a disease in a qualifying stage, meaning the disease is contagious or would likely cause a public health emergency if transmitted. The bill specifies that there must be a positive clinical test, rigorous contact tracing, or clinical presentation of the disease in order for individ...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Nov 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 8, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 8, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.