US HB7116

Requires the CDC Director to maintain a sepsis team to lead education campaigns on hospital best practices, improve pediatric sepsis data collection, and coordinate with CMS on sepsis quality measures

Mandates a report to Congress within 1 year on development of sepsis outcome measures for adult and pediatric populations, considering social and clinical risk factors

Requires annual congressional briefings on hospital adoption of sepsis best practices, pediatric sepsis rates, and coordination of sepsis reduction efforts across HHS

Authorizes a voluntary "honor roll" program to recognize hospitals that maintain effective sepsis programs or demonstrate improvement in early detection, treatment, and burden reduction

Authorizes $20,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to implement these programs