US Congress Senate Bill 1657 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-11-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne Diseases. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must form cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to address such diseases.

Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.
2019-11-05	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2019-10-31	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3111-3112)

HB3073 (Same As) 2019-06-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1865 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-94. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1657/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1657/BILLS-116s1657is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1657/BILLS-116s1657rs.pdf