US Congress House Bill 789 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 5 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]

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct or support epidemiological, basic, translational, and clinical research regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Directs HHS to establish the Interagency Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Working Group to review all HHS efforts concerning tick-borne diseases to ensure interagency coordination and examine research priorities. Requires the Working Group to: (1) provide a summary of tick-borne disease research, advances, and scientific viewpoints every two years; (2) make recommendations to HHS regarding tick-borne disease activities; and (3) hold annual public meetings.Requires HHS to submit a strategic plan for tick-borne disease research within three years of enactment and every five years thereafter that includes: (1) budgetary requirements; (2) benchmarks for improving tick-borne disease diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and prevention; and (3) a plan to disseminate Working Group summaries and other relevant information on tick-borne disease to health professionals and the public.

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015

Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-02-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-02-05	House	Introduced in House

HB6 (Related) 2015-07-13 - Received in the Senate and 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/789/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr789/BILLS-114hr789ih.pdf