Public Health Funding Restoration Act

This bill restores and fully funds the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which supports community health programs like tobacco quit help, better nutrition, mental health, childhood lead poisoning prevention, elder care, and vaccines. It says prevention saves money and lives—for example, every $1 spent on prevention can save about $6 in health costs, and every $1 spent on childhood vaccines can save $16.50 later. It also helps the CDC and state, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments respond to outbreaks and other health threats.

It sets the fund at $2 billion each year starting in fiscal year 2026 and continuing every year after, to support proven, community-based programs and strengthen readiness for future pandemics.

• Who is affected: CDC; state, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments; communities across the country.
• What changes: The Prevention and Public Health Fund is set at $2 billion per year to support prevention programs like vaccines, tobacco cessation, nutrition, and mental health services.
• When: Funding level begins in fiscal year 2026 and continues each year after.