Stop CMV Act of 2025

This bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to allow hospitals and other health care entities caring for infants 21 days old or younger to test those infants for congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV). State health officials could set standards for testing, recording results, follow-up, and informing 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 may use. The bill directs federal grants to states for testing, data systems, and education about CMV for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and directs the National Institutes of Health to research CMV screening, prevention, treatment, and vaccines using existing funds.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors