To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Bill: 118-hr-3820
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Federal officials
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill eliminates the requirement for the Senate to confirm the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (The&nbsp;requirement was enacted in 2022 and is currently scheduled to become effective on January 20, 2025.)</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3820 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2023 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

1. Appointment of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a) In general Section 305(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242c(a) ) is amended by striking , by and with the advice and consent of the Senate . (b) Conforming changes Section 2101 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ) is amended— (1) by striking (a) In general .—Part A and inserting Part A ; and (2) by striking subsection (b).