A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and enhance the National Healthcare Safety Network to establish real time infectious disease and public health surveillance capabilities across nursing homes in the United States, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-05-12

The federal government would be required to improve a disease tracking system called the National Healthcare Safety Network to monitor infections and health threats in real time across nursing homes nationwide. This would help health officials quickly identify and respond to disease outbreaks in these facilities, protecting vulnerable elderly and disabled residents who live there. The system would collect and share information faster than current methods, allowing for quicker action when health problems emerge.