118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2237 — PREDICT Act

“A bill 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.”

Health

Introduced Jul 11, 2023

Last action Jul 11, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

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Referred

Jul 11, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Wastewater Surveillance System, which is used to detect and monitor emerging infectious diseases. It also establishes a grant program to support the ability of state, tribal, and local health departments to conduct wastewater sampling and related analysis.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 11, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 11, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.