# 117-hr-1849: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a core public health infrastructure program, and for other purposes.

117-hr-1849, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a core public health infrastructure program, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1849
- Congress: 117
- Title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a core public health infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a core public health infrastructure program, and for other purposes.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-5313: Reese's Law
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3113: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-1849 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1849)

## Related
- [117-hr-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4693)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5313: Reese's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5313)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3113: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3113)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1849 (as of 2026-10-15).