Creates new programs to help hospitals better fight sepsis, a deadly infection, across the country.
This bill would set up new programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help hospitals better identify and treat sepsis, a life-threatening infection. It aims to reduce the 350,000 annual deaths from sepsis by improving education, data collection, and care standards for patients nationwide. The bill would set aside $20 million each year to pay for these efforts.
Today, 1.7 million Americans are diagnosed with sepsis annually, and 350,000 die from it, with many deaths considered preventable. This bill would create new programs at the CDC. These programs would improve how hospitals detect and treat sepsis. The goal is to reduce preventable deaths through better education, data collection, and new quality measures. It would also set aside $20 million per year for these efforts.
HR 7116 · 119th Congress · January 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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