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Saving Lives Through Better Data Act

Introduced: June 12, 2019 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365)
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saving Lives Through Better Data Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to public health data systems. Among other things, the CDC must award grants to help public health departments modernize and improve their systems with respect to data collection, analysis, and reporting.

What's happening now June 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365)

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  • HR 8205 Related bill ETHIC Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1793: Saving Lives Through Better Data Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1793/
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"S. 1793: Saving Lives Through Better Data Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1793/.
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