SEPSIS Act
Sponsored By: Senator Charles Schumer
Introduced
Summary
Creates a CDC-led sepsis team to improve hospital sepsis practices, strengthen pediatric sepsis data, and develop standardized outcome measures for adult and pediatric sepsis.
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- Hospitals would report adoption of the CDC Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements using CDC tools and state reporting and could apply for a voluntary Honor Roll recognizing improvements in early detection and treatment.
- Patients and families would benefit from better pediatric data collection and annual briefings on pediatric sepsis rates and reduction efforts designed to inform care and prevention strategies.
- Federal health agencies and data systems would be coordinated by the CDC to share sepsis data with CMS and AHRQ, update interoperability data elements with the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and produce sepsis outcome measures.
*Would authorize $20.0 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, totaling $100.0 million in authorized appropriations.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New CDC sepsis program and funding
If enacted, this bill would authorize $20 million per year for CDC and HHS sepsis work for fiscal years 2026–2030. The CDC would keep a sepsis team to run an education campaign for hospitals on best practices. The team would improve pediatric sepsis data and share information with Medicare and Medicaid to help shape sepsis quality measures. It would update electronic health data elements, help create outcome measures, report to Congress, and hold annual briefings. The Secretary could also run a voluntary hospital honor roll; funds are available only if Congress appropriates them.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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