# 119-s-1489: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

119-s-1489, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1489
- Congress: 119
- Title: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**This bill would create a National Center on Antiracism and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)** to treat racism as a determinant of health. It would also establish a CDC program to study and prevent law enforcement violence as a public health issue. - Communities of color: The Center would research structural racism, identify policies that disparately harm minority communities, award noncompetitive grants to public and nonprofit entities, and establish at least three regional centers of excellence in racial and ethnic minority communities. - Public health agencies and professionals: The bill would create a CDC-wide data clearinghouse with data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, primary language, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, and disability, and set standards, training, and curricula for antiracist public health practice. - Tribal nations: The Center must coordinate with the Indian Health Service, engage in government-to-government consultation with Tribes and Tribal organizations, and respect Tribal data sovereignty. - Communities affected by policing: A new law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control would study uses of force, fund epidemiologic and community intervention research, standardize data on police-related deaths and injuries, and deliver annual recommendations to Congress.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- CDC Program to Study Police Violence: benefit, medium. This bill would require HHS to set up a law enforcement violence prevention program at the CDC injury center. The program would research uses of force, study causes and alternatives to police response, and develop public-health interventions to reduce deaths, injuries, trauma, and mental-health har…
- New CDC Antiracism Health Center: benefit, medium. This bill would create a National Center on Antiracism and Health inside the CDC. The CDC director would appoint a leader who has lived and worked in racial and ethnic minority communities. The Center would be able to declare racism a public health crisis, run research, create training and curricul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1489 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1489)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1489 (as of 2026-10-10).