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Diagnostics Testing Preparedness Plan Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a Diagnostic Testing Preparedness Plan to speed the development, validation, authorization, manufacture, procurement, and distribution of diagnostic tests for chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats and emerging infectious diseases.
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- Families and the public: They would get faster access to a wider range of tests, including high-throughput laboratory diagnostics, point-of-care tests, and at-home options during declared public health emergencies.
- State, local, and Tribal health agencies and HHS: The plan would coordinate with these entities, allow HHS to contract with them for immediate response activities, and must be published within one year and updated at least every three years.
- Manufacturers, clinical and reference laboratories, and distributors: HHS would be required to coordinate with industry to identify supply vulnerabilities, encourage novel testing technologies, and expand domestic capacity for test development and distribution.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Faster testing plan for health emergencies
If enacted, HHS would publish a testing preparedness plan within one year and update it at least every three years. The plan would speed test development, authorization, manufacturing, buying, and distribution, and scale lab capacity fast. It would apply during declared emergencies or serious emerging threats, including chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear events. HHS would work with manufacturers, labs, distributors, States, local governments, and Tribes to build and update the plan. HHS could contract with public and private groups and health departments to boost capacity and support immediate response. The plan would weigh new test tech, supply needs and weak spots, delivery strategies, and drills and exercises.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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