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This bill gives official legal authority to a CDC program that tests sewage water to detect diseases. The program looks for viruses like COVID-19, flu, mpox, dengue, West Nile virus, and RSV in wastewater. The bill requires the CDC to expand this program and work with public health departments to collect sewage samples and share disease information.

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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]

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Introduced

January 28, 2025

Policy Area

Health

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