YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityA new CDC center would study racism's effects on health, and a CDC program would track deaths and injuries from police
Transparency & Accountability
A new CDC center would study how racism affects health and post its data online. The data would be broken down by race, sex, age, income, disability, and more, with personal details kept private under federal health privacy rules. The center would also post a report at least every 2 years.
A CDC injury-prevention program would count deaths, injuries, and trauma tied to police use of force, with help from state health departments. It would work with the Justice Department to make this data consistent and would report to Congress each year.
The new center could hand out grants and cooperative agreements without an open competition. They would go to state, local, and tribal health agencies and nonprofits to research and report data on racism and health.
More about this bill
Most people would see no direct change in their costs or services. The bill would create a National Center on Antiracism and Health inside the CDC (the federal disease-control agency). The center would declare racism a public health crisis. It would study how racism affects health and post the data online, with privacy protections. It could give grants to state, local, and tribal health agencies and nonprofits without an open competition. It would also fund at least 3 regional research centers. It would post a public report at least every 2 years. A second CDC program would treat police use of force as a public health issue. It would count deaths and injuries tied to police, working with state health departments and the Justice Department. It would pay for research on ways to reduce police violence. It would also study options other than sending police. It would report to Congress each year. The bill sets no dollar amount for either program; Congress would decide funding later.
Congressional Summary
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025 This bill establishes within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a National Center on Antiracism and Health and a law enforcement violence prevention program. In particular, the new center must carry out various activities to address racism and its impact on health and well-being. This includes declaring racism a public health crisis, collecting and analyzing data, and administering research and grant programs. Additionally, the bill specifically directs the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, in coordination with the Department of Justice and other relevant stakeholders, to implement the law enforcement violence prevention program by conducting research and supporting other activities pertaining to law enforcement violence and public health.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-04-10
- Date Added
- 2026-10-16
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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