# 119-hr-6052: Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

119-hr-6052, Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6052
- Congress: 119
- Title: Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands CDC-led asthma prevention, surveillance, and state planning.** This bill would create a CDC program to educate the public, require state asthma control plans, modernize surveillance systems, and partner with nonprofits for better asthma tracking and response. - Families and children would get more public education on preventing and managing asthma and annual national and state data on childhood asthma, child deaths, hospital admissions, and emergency visits. - State and local health departments would be required to work with the CDC to develop state strategic plans for asthma control within 1 year that address populations hit hardest. - Public health and healthcare systems would see upgraded surveillance to enable near-real-time data exchange among healthcare, schools, and public health while ensuring no individually identifiable information is published. - Nonprofits, patient groups, and medical societies could partner with CDC and must be part of reports to Congress that start 3 years after enactment and recur every 2 years with recommendations coordinated across federal agencies. *If funded, this would authorize $70 million in federal appropriations for FY2025–FY2029, increasing federal outlays during that period.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better asthma tracking and state plans: benefit, medium. The CDC would build a stronger asthma data system with states. It would collect data, including from electronic health records, and publish yearly reports on asthma rates, deaths, and hospital and ER visits. Reports would show results by state, age, sex, race, and ethnicity, and systems would share…
- Asthma program funding for 2025-2029: benefit, low. The bill would authorize $70 million for asthma work for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. This is permission to spend, not guaranteed funding. The money would support CDC data, state plans, education, and reporting under this section.
- Public asthma education and outreach: benefit, low. CDC would run a public asthma education program with state and local health departments. It would share tips to prevent asthma attacks and manage symptoms. CDC could partner with nonprofits to reach more people. If enacted, this could help families with asthma avoid emergencies.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6052 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6052)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6052 (as of 2026-04-21).