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House Bill 7152
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Tracking Pathogens Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 18, 2022
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Mar 18, 2022
Latest Action
Mar 21, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7152
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ami Bera
California
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Scott Peters
California
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Tracking Pathogens Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take specified actions related to the genomic sequencing of pathogens.

Specifically, the CDC must issue guidance on sharing specimens and other activities to support collaboration in the genomic sequencing of pathogens.

The CDC must also strengthen and expand activities related to the use of genomic sequencing of pathogens in public health surveillance, including by providing technical assistance to health departments. The CDC may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to academic and other laboratories related to these activities.

In addition, the CDC must establish through public health agencies (or partnerships of such agencies) centers of excellence to promote innovation in pathogen genomics and molecular epidemiology.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 18, 2022
Related Bills (2)
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3799
PREVENT Pandemics Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3534
Tracking Pathogens Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
03/21/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/18/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/18/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 29, 2022 10:03:49 PM
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