Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

S. 1489 proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish two new research and investment programs within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The first program would create a National Center on Antiracism and Health to formally recognize racism as a public health crisis. This center would conduct research on how structural racism affects health outcomes, establish regional centers of excellence in minority communities to study antiracism practices, create a data clearinghouse at the CDC, and provide public education on racism's health impacts. The second program would establish a Law Enforcement Violence Prevention Program within the CDC to research police violence and its health effects, develop prevention strategies, and fund grants to organizations studying alternatives to police violence. The bill would require the CDC to publish biennial reports on its findings and activities. If enacted, the legislation would direct federal resources toward understanding and addressing racial health disparities and the health consequences of police violence, though it remains in early legislative stages and would require passage by both chambers of Congress and presidential signature to become law.