S3545-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health data accessibility, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 14, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health data accessibility, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HAA6642878484445DBE67539D7266073C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Data Accessibility Through Advancements in Public Health Act or the Improving DATA in Public Health Act.
  • Section H82C9F0828CD14CFA8F1C56A40448DFC9: 2. Supporting public health data availability and access Section 2823(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–33(a)(2)) is amended by adding at...
  • Section H92B4B49159D446EFBEDD756DEAB4DDF3: 310B. Improving information sharing and availability of public health data The Secretary acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and...
  • Section HDA6F53BAA321483D8BCDB134EC7B9141: 310C. Public Health Information Sharing and Availability Advisory Committee The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health data accessibility, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health data accessibility, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 14, 2023

Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Smith) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

State & Local Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative

State and local health departments, State and territorial health departments

Positive-direction: State and territorial health departments

Negative-direction: State and local health departments

Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive ?1 uncertain

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Healthcare
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Hospitals and healthcare facilities

Pharmacy
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Pharmacies

Medical Laboratories
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Clinical and diagnostic laboratories

Research & Science
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Public health researchers and epidemiologists

Advocacy Groups
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

National public health organizations (CSTE, APHL, ASTHO, NACCHO)

Federal Health Agencies
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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