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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

ALERT Act of 2026

S. 4499Introduced May 12, 2026Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and enhance the National Healthcare Safety Network to establish real time infectious disease and public health surveillance capabilities across nursing homes in the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: May 12, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

John Hickenlooper (D-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Tillis.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.