US Congress House Bill 665 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise HHS on how to: (1) ensure coordination with other federal agencies, private organizations, and constituency groups regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases; (2) 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 (3) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to tick-borne diseases.

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

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-02-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-02-02	House	Introduced in House

SB1503 (Related) 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/665/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr665/BILLS-114hr665ih.pdf