# 119-s-4048: PREDICT Act

119-s-4048, PREDICT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4048
- Congress: 119
- Title: PREDICT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Creates a federal wastewater-based surveillance program** that would help detect and monitor infectious diseases to strengthen public health emergency preparedness. The bill ties grants, standards, public reporting, and research together so wastewater data can inform responses and planning.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Wastewater surveillance grants for health departments: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a federal wastewater surveillance program run by HHS through the CDC. The CDC would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to State, Tribal, and local health departments or partnerships. Funds would pay for sampling, lab analysis, surveillance at facil…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-4048 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4048)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4048 (as of 2026-10-03).