Who it affects
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- State, tribal, and local health departments
In committeePublic health
PREDICT Act
S. 4048 · Senate bill · Introduced March 11, 2026
The PREDICT Act would authorize a federal wastewater disease monitoring system and establish grants for state, tribal, and local health departments.
At a glance
Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The bill would give legal authority to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Wastewater Surveillance System.
- The system uses wastewater to detect and track emerging infectious diseases.
- The bill would establish grants for state, tribal, and local health departments to sample wastewater and analyze results.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service to require the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to establish, maintain, or improve activities related to the detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater for public health emergency preparedness and response purposes, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim (R-SC)
- Introduced
- March 11, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 5
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Latest action
- March 11, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Public health Response and Emergency Detection through Integrated wastewater Community Testing Act or the PREDICT Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Wastewater Surveillance System, which is used to detect and monitor emerging infectious diseases. It also establishes a grant program to support the ability of state, tribal, and local health departments to conduct wastewater sampling and related analysis.
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