# 118-hr-3820: To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

118-hr-3820, To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-3820
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2023-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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- 118-hr-7764: Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act
- 118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act
- 118-hconres-135: Affirming the nature and importance of the support of the United States for Syria.

## Sources
- [118-hr-3820 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3820)

## Related
- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-6829: HEARTS Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6829)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-7764: Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7764)
- [118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7438)
- [118-hconres-135: Affirming the nature and importance of the support of the United States for Syr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hconres-135)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-3820 (as of 2026-10-15).