Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
Diagnostics Testing Preparedness Plan Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Diagnostics Testing Preparedness Plan Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a plan to improve how diagnostic tests are developed and distributed during public health emergencies. The plan focuses on threats such as chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear events, including emerging infectious diseases. The Secretary is tasked with making this plan public and updating it every three years. Additionally, the bill allows for building domestic capacity through partnerships with public and private entities.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +8
Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak?
The bill mandates a formal plan for the rapid development, manufacture, and distribution of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases and other biological threats.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill directs the development of a plan to improve the accessibility and distribution of diagnostic tests during public health emergencies.
- Scored +4
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill specifically mentions coordination with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for capacity building and response.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Response to Emergencies: The Secretary must develop a plan for the rapid development, validation, authorization, manufacture, procurement, and distribution of diagnostic tests during public health emergencies (Section 2, subsection a).
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Enhanced Testing Capabilities: The plan will consider novel technologies and platforms to improve testing, including high-throughput laboratory diagnostics, point-of-care diagnostics, and rapid at-home diagnostics (Section 2, subsection c, part 2).
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Better Accessibility: The plan aims to include technologies and platforms that improve the accessibility of diagnostic tests (Section 2, subsection c, part 2, part B).
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Increased Domestic Capacity: The Secretary may contract with public and private entities to increase domestic capacity for the development and distribution of tests (Section 2, subsection e).
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Improved Coordination: The plan is intended to facilitate coordination and collaboration among public and private entities to improve the development and utilization of diagnostic testing (Section 2, subsection b, part 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak? — The bill mandates a formal plan for the rapid development, manufacture, and distribution of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases and other biological threats. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill directs the development of a plan to improve the accessibility and distribution of diagnostic tests during public health emergencies.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill specifically mentions coordination with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for capacity building and response. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Improved accessibility of diagnostic tests can help mitigate the health impacts of emergencies on low-income populations.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill encourages the consideration of novel technologies and platforms for diagnostic testing development.
- 2/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Dan CrenshawRepublican · Texas
Kim SchrierDemocrat · Washington