Bills · HR 7717
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 7717Health
Community Health Profiles Act
INTRO FEB 25· LAST ACTION FEB 25
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it addresses a common problem: while we often have health data for entire states or counties, it's much harder to get specific health information for individual neighborhoods. This lack of detail makes it difficult for local leaders to understand exactly where health problems are concentrated and how best to help those specific areas.
If this bill becomes law, it would provide funding and tools for communities to create detailed health maps of their own neighborhoods. This means a local health department could see precisely which blocks have higher rates of asthma, or where residents lack easy access to healthy food, rather than just knowing a county-wide average. This specific data allows for much more effective, targeted solutions to health disparities and community needs. If it doesn't pass, communities might continue to struggle with less precise data, making it harder to develop effective local public health strategies.
KEY PROVISIONS
5AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Establishes a competitive grant program through the CDC for up to 25 local entities to create or improve neighborhood-level, publicly accessible health data platforms.
Provides financial and technical support to local communities to develop tools for hyper-local health data analysis and transparency.
PROVISION 02
Requires these local platforms to submit de-identified, aggregated data to a new National Neighborhood Health Data Repository.
Creates a central, publicly accessible resource for comparing neighborhood health trends across the nation while protecting individual privacy.
PROVISION 03
Prioritizes grants for entities serving populations with health disparities, such as medically underserved or low-income communities, and those lacking existing health data systems.
Ensures that resources are directed to communities most in need of better health data to address existing inequities.
PROVISION 04
Specifies that funds can be used to gather data across key domains including social/economic conditions, housing, maternal health, healthcare access, and various health outcomes.
Broadens the scope of available health data beyond traditional medical records to include crucial social factors that influence health.
PROVISION 05
Requires platforms to include visualization tools like charts and maps, provide downloadable datasets, and ensure data is disaggregated by neighborhood, ZIP code, or census tract.
Makes complex health data understandable and usable for the general public, community organizations, and local planners, promoting data literacy.
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5
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSFEB 25
Introduced in House
FEB 25
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 7717
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
Last actionFeb 25, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED FEB 25, 2026
House BillHR 7717Health
Community Health Profiles Act
INTRODUCED FEB 25, 2026· LAST ACTION FEB 25, 2026
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READING
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