National Strategy for Social Connection Act

This bill would create an Office of Social Connection Policy within the Executive Office of the President, led by a Director appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Office would advise the President on research about loneliness and social connection, help review related federal research funding, and create and update a national strategy to improve social connection. Within one year, the Director would set up an advisory council of federal agency representatives and outside experts that meets at least quarterly in public, does yearly assessments, and reports to Congress each year. Federal agencies with data on loneliness and social connection would share it with the Director and make it public, and the bill authorizes $5 million per year from 2026 through 2031 for the CDC to research loneliness and social connection.

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Sponsors

• Christopher Murphy Democrat sponsor
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