U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9820: CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act
Status: In committee, July 21, 2026
To improve State, local, and Tribal public health security.
What the bill says
To improve State, local, and Tribal public health security.
From the introduced text, July 21, 2026:
A BILL To improve State, local, and Tribal public health security. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act . SECTION 2. Improving State, local, and Tribal public health security Section 319C-1 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d-3a ) is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking and local and inserting , local, and Tribal ; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end and inserting or ; and (iii) by adding at the end the and ; and (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in subparagraph (A)(viii)-- (I) by inserting and Tribal after with State ; (II) by striking (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) and inserting and Tribal educational agencies (as defined in sections 8101 and 6132, respectively, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) ; and (III) by inserting and Tribal after and State ; (ii) in subparagraph (H), by inserting (including Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations) after stakeholders ; and (iii) in subparagraph (I), by inserting , Indian Tribes, and urban Indian organizations after public health ; (3) in …
Sponsors
- Melanie Stansbury (D) · primary sponsor
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3)
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Native Americans
Common questions
- What is HB9820?
- HB9820 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act.
- What does HB9820 do?
- In its own words: To improve State, local, and Tribal public health security.
- What is the status of HB9820?
- In committee as of July 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (July 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9820?
- Melanie Stansbury (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9820?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9820
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