Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 This bill establishes certain standards and requirements for guidance documents that are issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill specifies that CDC guidance documents may not create, restrict, or revoke any right of any person, may not be treated as having the force and effect of law, are not binding on the public or state or local agencies, and may not require an individual to take or refrain from an action. The bill also requires the CDC to develop guidance documents with input from the public, including with respect to emerging public health situations. The CDC must post a list of all its guidance documents on its website and provide for an appeals process to address complaints about any violations of the bill's requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 11.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-756.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 11.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-756.
Health
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying
Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-4529| House
| Updated: 11/19/2024
Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 This bill establishes certain standards and requirements for guidance documents that are issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill specifies that CDC guidance documents may not create, restrict, or revoke any right of any person, may not be treated as having the force and effect of law, are not binding on the public or state or local agencies, and may not require an individual to take or refrain from an action. The bill also requires the CDC to develop guidance documents with input from the public, including with respect to emerging public health situations. The CDC must post a list of all its guidance documents on its website and provide for an appeals process to address complaints about any violations of the bill's requirements.
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying