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Stop CMV Act of 2025

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 5435 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
12
Latest action
Sep 17, 2025

What it does

The Stop CMV Act of 2025 would amend the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals and other healthcare entities caring for infants 21 days old or younger to administer or arrange for congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening tests. It directs state health officials to establish testing standards and procedures, including result recording, follow-up, and parent education, with federal oversight and grant funding from HRSA, CDC, and NIH to support implementation, data systems, provider training, and research. If a state fails to approve its own standards within two years of enactment, a federal advisory committee will step in to prescribe them. The bill aims to standardize newborn CMV…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Sep 17, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Sep 17, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

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