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S. 4740 (116th)

Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act

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Introduced

29 September 2020

Last action

29 September 2020 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Patty Murray, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Chris Van Hollen, Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Jeff Merkley, Michael Bennet, Elizabeth Warren, Edward Markey, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Tammy Baldwin, Jacky Rosen, Brian Schatz, Amy Klobuchar, John Reed, Tina Smith, Richard Blumenthal, Richard Durbin, Angus King

Subjects

Healthcare, Transport

Source updated

21 April 2025

Healthcare · Transport

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Summary

Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act This bill provides funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for improving its core public health infrastructure and awarding grants to strengthen such infrastructure in state, tribal, territorial, and local health departments. Core public health infrastructure includes the elements and workforce capabilities that enable health departments to perform critical functions (i.e., disease surveillance and emergency response).

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Timeline

  1. 29 September 2020

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 September 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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