# 119-hr-1715: Public Health Funding Restoration Act

119-hr-1715, Public Health Funding Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1715
- Congress: 119
- Title: Public Health Funding Restoration Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would restore annual funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund to $2.0 billion and refocus federal health policy on prevention.** It would strengthen immunizations, tobacco cessation, nutrition, mental health, childhood lead poisoning prevention, elder care, and local outbreak response. - Families and communities: Helps programs that reduce infant deaths and preventable deaths from cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The bill cites that every $1 spent on prevention saves nearly $6 and every $1 spent on childhood vaccines saves $16.50. - State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments: Provides predictable funding so health departments can distribute vaccines, run outbreak response, and share public health information. Sets the Fund at $2.0 billion per year starting in fiscal year 2026. - Federal public health programs and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Sustains the CDC's Section 317 Immunization Program and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity program. Keeps flexible dollars for community-based prevention like tobacco use prevention and elder care initiatives.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding for public health prevention: benefit, high. This bill would set the Prevention and Public Health Fund at $2 billion each year, starting in fiscal year 2026. HHS and CDC would use the money for vaccines, disease control, and other prevention work. Funds would flow to state, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1564: Ethan's Law

## Sources
- [119-hr-1715 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1715)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
- [119-hr-1564: Ethan's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1564)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1715 (as of 2026-04-21).