Contact Congress about H.R. 5435: Stop CMV Act of 2025

Hospitals could test newborns for congenital CMV during the first 21 days of life. States would set the testing rules, with federal expert review. The bill also supports grants, data systems, education, and research.

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Stop CMV Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 5435: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects newborns, parents, hospitals, states, and public health agencies. Babies could get earlier CMV testing if their hospital or care site uses the program. Parents could get more information about CMV test results and follow-up. States and hospitals would decide how to build testing systems and may receive federal support.

Why this matters: Congenital CMV can harm some babies, and early testing may help families find problems sooner. Earlier results could lead to faster hearing checks, monitoring, and care. The bill could make CMV testing more common and more consistent, but it leaves testing optional. Its real effect would depend on state choices, hospital capacity, and future funding.

Key provisions in H.R. 5435

• Hospitals and other approved health care sites could test newborns for congenital CMV. The bill covers infants in their care who are 21 days old or younger, but it does not require testing.
• Each state’s top health officer could write the rules for CMV testing. Those rules can cover test records, follow-up care, tracking, and education.
• Federal newborn screening experts must review state testing rules. The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children must approve them.
• States get two years after the bill becomes law to adopt approved rules. If they do not, the federal advisory committee must write rules that the state may use.
• HRSA, the federal agency that supports health services, could give grants to states with approved rules. States could use that money to help hospitals and other sites do CMV testing.

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What is H.R. 5435?

Hospitals could test newborns for congenital CMV during the first 21 days of life. States would set the testing rules, with federal expert review. The bill also supports grants, data systems, education, and research.

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