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PREDICT Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service to require the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emergency preparedness and response purposes, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Public health Response and Emergency Detection through Integrated wastewater Community Testing Act or the PREDICT Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Wastewater Surveillance System, which is used to detect and monitor emerging infectious diseases. It also establishes a grant program to support the ability of state, tribal, and local health departments to conduct wastewater sampling and related analysis.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 11, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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