US Congress Senate Bill 849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Engrossed on September 7 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is consistent with existing state preparedness plans. The requirement for matching funds may be waived if the area covered by a grant applicant has an extreme need due to the size or density of the potentially impacted human population, the size or density of the mosquito population that requires heightened control, or the severity of the mosquito-borne disease. (Sec. 3) CDC grants to help public health agencies improve surveillance and response activities are extended through FY2022. (Sec. 4) The Government Accountability Office must report on the surveillance and control of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the United States and territories.

SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act

Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-09-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-09-07	House	Received in the House.
2017-09-07	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-09-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5018-5019; text: S5018-5019)
2017-05-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
2017-05-01	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2017-04-26	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-04-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1310 (Related) 2017-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6378 (Related) 2018-09-26 - Received in the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/849/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s849/BILLS-115s849is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s849/BILLS-115s849rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s849/BILLS-115s849es.pdf