H.R. 1305 Introduced Health

Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing the measurements of loneliness and isolation, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] Introduced February 13, 2025 Cosponsors 5 (5 D) Latest action February 13, 2025

Summary

Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Working Group on Unifying Loneliness Research. The working group must recommend standardized measurements of loneliness and social isolation for use in research and educating the public. The working group must report to Congress on its work and recommendations and make this information publicly available online. The working group sunsets on December 31, 2027.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  2. Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House

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