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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1489| Senate 
| Updated: 9/2/2025
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (4)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act by establishing a new National Center on Antiracism and Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Center would be responsible for declaring racism a public health crisis , developing new knowledge in the science and practice of antiracism, and translating this knowledge into practical interventions. Its core mission is to dismantle racist mechanisms within healthcare and other systems that impact public health and well-being. The Center's duties include conducting extensive research, collecting, and analyzing data on the public health impacts of structural racism, and evaluating the effectiveness of intervention strategies. It would award grants for research, establish at least three regional centers of excellence in antiracism, and create a clearinghouse for comprehensive, disaggregated public health data, ensuring privacy protections. Additionally, the Center would provide public information and education, consult with other CDC entities to integrate antiracism into their activities, and coordinate with Tribal authorities. Furthermore, the bill establishes a law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This program would conduct research into the public health impacts of uses of force by law enforcement , including police brutality and violence, and develop public health interventions to eliminate associated deaths, injuries, and negative mental health effects. It mandates comprehensive data collection, analysis, and reporting on police violence, coordination with the Department of Justice, and annual reports to Congress with recommendations for improving data and disrupting processes that perpetuate racism in policing.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4533
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-162
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1317
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
Apr 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2884
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 2, 2025
Star Print ordered on the measure.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4533
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-162
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1317
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023


  • April 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2884
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • September 2, 2025
    Star Print ordered on the measure.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2884: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
Advisory bodiesAge discriminationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Community life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHousing discriminationIndian social and development programsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMedical educationMedical researchMental healthMinority healthPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime

Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1489| Senate 
| Updated: 9/2/2025
This legislation proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act by establishing a new National Center on Antiracism and Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Center would be responsible for declaring racism a public health crisis , developing new knowledge in the science and practice of antiracism, and translating this knowledge into practical interventions. Its core mission is to dismantle racist mechanisms within healthcare and other systems that impact public health and well-being. The Center's duties include conducting extensive research, collecting, and analyzing data on the public health impacts of structural racism, and evaluating the effectiveness of intervention strategies. It would award grants for research, establish at least three regional centers of excellence in antiracism, and create a clearinghouse for comprehensive, disaggregated public health data, ensuring privacy protections. Additionally, the Center would provide public information and education, consult with other CDC entities to integrate antiracism into their activities, and coordinate with Tribal authorities. Furthermore, the bill establishes a law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This program would conduct research into the public health impacts of uses of force by law enforcement , including police brutality and violence, and develop public health interventions to eliminate associated deaths, injuries, and negative mental health effects. It mandates comprehensive data collection, analysis, and reporting on police violence, coordination with the Department of Justice, and annual reports to Congress with recommendations for improving data and disrupting processes that perpetuate racism in policing.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4533
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-162
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1317
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
Apr 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2884
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 2, 2025
Star Print ordered on the measure.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4533
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-162
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1317
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023


  • April 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2884
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • September 2, 2025
    Star Print ordered on the measure.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (4)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2884: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAge discriminationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Community life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHousing discriminationIndian social and development programsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMedical educationMedical researchMental healthMinority healthPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime