Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023
Latest action · Nov 19, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023
This bill establishes certain standards and requirements for guidance documents that are issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The bill specifies that CDC guidance documents may not create, restrict, or revoke any right of any person, may not be treated as having the force and effect of law, are not binding on the public or state or local agencies, and may not require an individual to take or refrain from an action. The bill also requires the CDC to develop guidance documents with input from the public, including with respect to emerging public health situations.
The CDC must post a list of all its guidance documents on its website and provide for an appeals process to address complaints about any violations of the bill's requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 4, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Aug 4, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2023Markup Jul 19, 2023Reported Nov 19, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2023Reported Jul 13, 2023Markup Jul 13, 2023 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-756.
- Nov 19, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.
- Jul 19, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 19, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
- Jul 13, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 11.
- Jul 13, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jul 11, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding guidance documents of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2024Reported in House
- Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
