H.R. 9981

Summary

H.R. 9981, the Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 30, 2026 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 9981 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 9981 IH: Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9981  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 30, 2026   Mr. Gottheimer  (for himself and  Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit reductions in force or other staffing reductions for certain Centers of Disease Control and Prevention divisions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act  .
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Prohibition on reductions in force or other staffing reductions for certain Centers of Disease Control and Prevention divisions
Section 205 of the Food Safety Modernization Act ( 21 U.S.C. 2224 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d)
Prohibition on reductions in force or other staffing reductions
(1)
In general
The Secretary may not, during the 1-year period following a multi-state or nationally significant foodborne illness outbreak, carry out a covered staffing reduction effort with respect to the divisions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responsible for surveillance of foodborne diseases and foodborne illness outbreak response.
(2)
Covered staffing reduction effort
In this subsection, the term  staffing reduction effort  means any agency action (including a reduction in force conducted pursuant to subchapter I of  chapter 35  of title 5, United States Code, or any agency reorganization) that provides for the removal of 1 percent or more of the total number of employees at each of the divisions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responsible for surveillance of foodborne diseases and foodborne illness outbreak response within a 60-day period.
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To prohibit reductions in force or other staffing reductions for certain Centers of Disease Control and Prevention divisions, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 9981, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 30, 2026

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 30, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9981 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jul 30, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9981 has taken 2 actions since Jul 30, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9981 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9981 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act — Display Title
• To prohibit reductions in force or other staffing reductions for certain Centers of Disease Control and Prevention divisions, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9981 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9981 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 125 (Thursday, July 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:H.R. 9981.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5208]

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