Senators reintroduce SEPSIS Act

Several senators re-introduced the SEPSIS Act (S. 1929), which would task the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with continuing to address sepsis care. Introduced by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Andy Kim, D-N.J., the bill would require the CDC to conduct an education campaign about addressing sepsis in hospitals, improve pediatric sepsis data collection, share information with the Health and Human Services Department on data collection and develop and implement a sepsis outcome measure. The bill would require a report on a sepsis outcome measure and a congressional briefing on CDC sepsis activities. It would include a voluntary recognition program for hospitals maintaining effective sepsis programs or improving their programs. The American Hospital Association supports the bill. (AHA News article, 6/5/25)