HR9981Referred to Committee

To prohibit reductions in force or other staffing reductions for certain Centers of Disease Control and Prevention divisions, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-30
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Josh Gottheimer
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 90.3% (559 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-07-30

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would prevent the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from laying off workers or cutting staff in certain divisions of the agency. This would protect CDC employees in those specific divisions from workforce reductions, ensuring the agency maintains its current staffing levels in those areas. The bill affects CDC workers and potentially the public health services those divisions provide.

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