S4499-119

In Committee

ALERT Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced May 12, 2026

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, ALERT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Technology, Government Operations.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advanced Long-term care Early Response Technology Act of 2026 or the ALERT Act of 2026.
  • Section id8aa6c6d6ea2b4890b82c3de5846b06ff: 2. National network of real-time infectious disease and public health surveillance in nursing homes Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is...
  • Section id30b33df1893541ea9d4804016e52e278: 319N. Enhancement of National Healthcare Safety Network for real-time surveillance in nursing homes Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the...
  • Section id7805967abb514634a22d27040c6bd0f0: 3. Supporting of real-time infections disease and public health surveillance network for nursing homes Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42...

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, ALERT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Technology, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, ALERT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Technology Government Operations

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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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

May 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 12, 2026

Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Technology Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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