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119-hr-91119th CongressWALLET

Freedom for Farmers Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Introduced

Summary

Abolish the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill would transfer ATSDR's authority over national disease and toxic-exposure registries and allow HHS to move related assets, personnel, and records to another HHS agency such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with abolition effective 1 year after enactment.

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  • Communities and households near hazardous sites: The national registries that track serious diseases and persons exposed to toxic substances would be moved to another HHS entity, changing which agency holds registry authority and oversight.
  • ATSDR employees and programs: The Secretary may transfer ATSDR assets, funds, personnel, records, and other property within HHS during the wind-up, affecting staff placement and program resources over the 1-year wind-up period.
  • HHS agencies and statutes: The Secretary must wind up terminated ATSDR functions and obligations during the wind-up, and the bill makes broad conforming amendments across many environmental and health statutes to reassign ATSDR roles to HHS or CDC.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

ATSDR would end after one year

If enacted, this bill would abolish the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry one year after enactment. From enactment until that date, the HHS Secretary would wind down ATSDR programs and settle federal obligations. Most ATSDR functions would end on the closure date unless they are moved elsewhere. Communities that rely on ATSDR help could see service changes or delays during the wind‑down.

Disease and exposure registries move to HHS

Before ATSDR closes, the HHS Secretary would move the national disease and toxic‑exposure registries to another HHS agency. The Secretary could move related staff, funds, records, and property to keep them running. HHS, working with states, would maintain the registries going forward. One year after enactment, many laws would be updated to remove ATSDR and shift duties to HHS or CDC. People who use these registries could see new contacts or processes, but the core registries would continue.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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