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SRES.37 - 119th Congress

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate health information.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate health information.
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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Law
Latest action
2025-01-24 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S373)
Introduced Date
2025-01-24
Policy Area
Health
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This resolution says the Senate believes people in the United States should always have access to health information that is timely, up to date, and accurate. It highlights the important role of the Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies, especially the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in sharing public health warnings and updates so doctors, health workers, and the public can respond quickly to health threats.

  • It points to HHS as a key source of public health messages that help protect people’s health and safety.
  • It says urgent health alerts are needed to help respond to problems like infectious disease outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, and opioid overdoses.
  • It notes that regular public health reports and foodborne illness notices are important for tracking outbreaks and helping people respond to risks like avian flu, dengue, measles, and food poisoning.

Official Summaries

This resolution expresses the Senate’s sense that the Department of Health and Human Services should provide the public with continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate health information.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 37 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 37

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States 
   should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate 
                          health information.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2025

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Welch, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, and 
 Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
       to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States 
   should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate 
                          health information.

Whereas the Department of Health and Human Services provides crucial external 
        communications to protect the health and well-being of the people of the 
        United States;
Whereas urgent communications provided by the Department of Health and Human 
        Services help health care providers and the public learn about and 
        respond to public health incidents and threats, including outbreaks of 
        infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and the opioid overdose 
        epidemic;
Whereas the United States has published the epidemiological digest, Morbidity 
        and Mortality Weekly Report, every week since 1961;
Whereas foodborne disease outbreak notices published by the Department of Health 
        and Human Services are essential in coordinating and investigating 
        illness, helping to respond to the estimated 48,000,000 people who get 
        sick from foodborne disease each year in the United States; and
Whereas, in 2024, public health information reported through the Health Alert 
        Network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included 
        information regarding increased risks in the United States of avian 
        influenza, dengue virus, and measles: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the people of the 
United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and 
accurate health information provided through the Department of Health 
and Human Services.
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