Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Impact Act

Bill: 117-s-3364
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Impact Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmission in schools and day cares. In particular, the study must evaluate the impact of RSV on the economy, including through parents' absences from work.</p> <p>RSV is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms although it may be more serious for infants, older adults, and other vulnerable populations.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3364 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2021 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for a study on the transmission of respiratory syncytial virus transmission in schools and daycare facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Impact Act . 2. Finding Congress finds that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States, respiratory syncytial virus leads to nearly 2,100,000 outpatient visits from children under the age of 5 years old, leading to approximately 58,000 hospitalizations within this population. 3. Study on RSV transmission The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences, under which such National Academy studies respiratory syncytial virus transmission in schools and daycare facilities and the impact such virus has on the economy, including through parents' absences from work, and reports to Congress on the findings of such study.