Restoring Trust in Public Health Act

Bill: 117-s-2734
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-09-14
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Restoring Trust in Public Health Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Senate to confirm the appointment of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2734 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2021 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Tuberville , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Sullivan , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require Senate confirmation of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Trust in Public Health Act . 2. Appointment of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Part A of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 310B. Appointment of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. .