US Congress House Bill 220 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Tick-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must oversee the creation of a national strategy to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. The national strategy must include program assessments, benchmarks for progress, and recommendations from the previously established Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. The bill also requires HHS to undertake specific actions that promote research, prevention, and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. Among other things, HHS must: support expansive research into the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of such diseases and disorders; establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of such diseases and disorders in humans; establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of disease-carrying ticks; conduct educational campaigns; and hold a series of research symposiums.

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2019

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/220/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr220/BILLS-116hr220ih.pdf