US Congress House Bill 610 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which they can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases, (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other federal agencies and private organizations addressing such diseases, (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with constituency groups, (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is represented in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced, and (5) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-02-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB611 (Related) 2013-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB719 (Related) 2013-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/610/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr610/BILLS-113hr610ih.pdf