Senators reintroduced the bipartisan PREDICT Act to enhance wastewater testing for early infectious disease detection.
Quiver AI Summary
Senators reintroduce bipartisan PREDICT Act: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Scott (R-SC), and others have reintroduced the Public Health Response and Emergency Detection through Integrated Wastewater Community Testing (PREDICT) Act to enhance wastewater monitoring and early detection of infectious diseases. The act aims to strengthen public health preparedness.
Importance of wastewater surveillance: Wastewater monitoring helps detect viruses such as measles and influenza A from asymptomatic individuals, allowing quicker public health responses to potential outbreaks. Senator Booker emphasized the significance of a well-prepared public health system, while Senator Budd noted the critical nature of this legislation for national security.
Key provisions of the PREDICT Act: The act proposes grants for wastewater surveillance, improved testing capabilities, enhanced data transparency, and a national strategic monitoring plan by the CDC. Senators Wicker and Scott also highlighted the act's role in maintaining early warning systems for emerging health threats.
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Cory A. Booker Fundraising
Cory A. Booker recently disclosed $1.2M of fundraising in a Q4 FEC disclosure filed on January 30th, 2026. This was the 45th most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year. 96.3% came from individual donors.
Booker disclosed $683.9K of spending. This was the 82nd most from all Q4 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Booker disclosed $21.9M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 3rd most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year.
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Cory A. Booker Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Cory A. Booker is worth $1.1M, as of March 14th, 2026. This is the 322nd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Booker has approximately $75.1K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Cory A. Booker Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Cory A. Booker:
- S.4096: A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.
- S.4042: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard deduction, and for other purposes.
- S.4018: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.
- S.3953: A bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.
- S.3914: Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act
- S.3864: Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2026
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2026 New Jersey US Senate Election
There has been approximately $37,007,446 of spending in New Jersey US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $3,232,660 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- UNITED 2024 ($1,299,155)
- LEADERSHIP WITH INTEGRITY PAC ($884,886)
- WORKING NEW JERSEY ($620,441)
- JERSEY DESERVES BETTER PAC ($174,939)
- WITH HONOR FUND II, INC. ($80,000)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
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