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Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1305| House 
| Updated: 2/13/2025
Mike Flood

Mike Flood

Republican Representative

Nebraska

Cosponsors (5)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national working group, to be known as the Working Group on Unifying Loneliness Research . This group is tasked with formulating recommendations for standardizing the measurements and definitions of loneliness and isolation. Its primary goals include fostering collaboration among federal agencies to develop consistent measurement tools for public and private research, and creating standardized definitions for public education and awareness. The working group will comprise senior-level representatives from various Department of Health and Human Services agencies, such as the CDC, NIH, and CMS, along with representatives from states with varying mental health professional shortages. Within one year of enactment, the group must submit a comprehensive report detailing its work and recommendations to specific congressional committees, making it publicly available. This section of the Act is set to expire at the end of calendar year 2027.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6284
Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2023
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3431
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6284
    Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2023


  • February 13, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 13, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • December 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3431
    Introduced in Senate

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-3431: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightMental health

Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1305| House 
| Updated: 2/13/2025
The bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national working group, to be known as the Working Group on Unifying Loneliness Research . This group is tasked with formulating recommendations for standardizing the measurements and definitions of loneliness and isolation. Its primary goals include fostering collaboration among federal agencies to develop consistent measurement tools for public and private research, and creating standardized definitions for public education and awareness. The working group will comprise senior-level representatives from various Department of Health and Human Services agencies, such as the CDC, NIH, and CMS, along with representatives from states with varying mental health professional shortages. Within one year of enactment, the group must submit a comprehensive report detailing its work and recommendations to specific congressional committees, making it publicly available. This section of the Act is set to expire at the end of calendar year 2027.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6284
Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2023
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 11, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3431
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6284
    Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2023


  • February 13, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 13, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • December 11, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3431
    Introduced in Senate
Mike Flood

Mike Flood

Republican Representative

Nebraska

Cosponsors (5)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-3431: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightMental health