SEPSIS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7116 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7116 To establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Norcross (for himself and Mr. Kean) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enhanced Programs, Systems, and Initiatives for Sepsis Act'' or the ``SEPSIS Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) 1,700,000 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with sepsis annually and 350,000 individuals in the United States are killed by sepsis each year. (2) There is a need for increased Federal investment in research related to sepsis to build on research supported by the National Institutes of Health, including research with a pediatric focus supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (3) The infectious disease workforce, which plays a key role in reducing the burden of sepsis, needs additional support to recruit and retain health care professionals engaged in infection prevention and related patient care. (4) Sepsis is one of the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals in the United States, with high spending compounded by frequent hospital re-admissions, including 1 in 5 patient re-admissions within 30 days of discharge and 1 in 3 patient re-admissions within 180 days of discharge. (5) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80 percent of sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital. (6) Most sepsi