Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

This bill authorizes $70 million annually (2024-2028) to strengthen CDC asthma programs, requiring states to collect detailed data on asthma rates, hospital visits, and emergency department use by race, age, and location. It mandates CDC collaboration with states to develop targeted asthma control plans, improve public education about triggers and management, and publish annual reports tracking progress on reducing health disparities. The bill directly affects all Americans with asthma - particularly communities disproportionately impacted by higher rates (such as Black Americans, Native individuals, Puerto Ricans, and low-income populations) - by improving data-driven public health responses. Key mechanisms include standardized data collection from health records, annual public reporting, and congressional reports evaluating federal and state efforts to reduce asthma-related hospitalizations and mortality.