Stop CMV Act of 2025

This bill would allow hospitals and other health care providers caring for infants 21 days old or younger to test every such infant for congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV). State health officials could set standards for testing, tracking, follow-up, education, and sharing test information with parents, subject to approval by a federal advisory committee on newborn disorders. If a state has no approved standards within 2 years, that committee would write standards the state could use. The bill would create federal grants through HRSA for states to fund testing and through the CDC for data systems and education, and would direct the National Institutes of Health to research CMV screening, prevention, treatment, and vaccines.

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Sponsors

• Michael Lawler Republican sponsor
• 12 cosponsors