Bird Flu Response Is Urgent Task on GOP’s Packed 2025 Agenda

The new Congress and Trump administration will face an evolving bird flu outbreak that’s already helped spur higher egg prices and sickened dozens of people.

The H5N1 avian influenza has forced poultry farms to cull over 110 million birds and dairy farmers to pause milking hundreds of infected herds. The virus has infected 57 people since the outbreak began in February 2022.

Minimizing the impact of bird flu on farmers draws bipartisan support in Congress—but lawmakers face a long to-do list next year, including Cabinet confirmations and the Republicans’ 100-day agenda. New policies could ride on a long-delayed farm ...