Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2536
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-07-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Congressional oversight

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Labor-management relations

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on public health messaging and other recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report must specifically address (1) the data used to make recommendations, (2) the effect of inconsistent messaging on the public's trust in the CDC and willingness to follow its vaccine and other COVID-19 guidance, and (3) the degree to which outside entities influenced CDC recommendations.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 29, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Braun , Mr. Lankford , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Young , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report on the public health mitigation messaging and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2021 . 2. Report on CDC public health mitigation messaging and guidance (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the public health mitigation messaging, decision making, and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the CDC ). Such report shall— (1) consider— (A) the data being used by the CDC to make recommendations; (B) the impact that inconsistent messaging has had on— (i) the level of trust Americans have in the CDC; and (ii) the willingness of Americans to follow CDC guidance, including with respect to COVID-19 vaccine uptake; and (C) the degree to which outside entities (such as teachers unions) were in a position to impact recommendations made by the CDC; and (2) contain recommendations to improve the approach of the CDC relating to messaging, decision making, and the issuance of guidance in the future. (b) Definition In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Small Business of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (5) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives; (6) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (8) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.