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HR 665 114th Congress House

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

Introduced: September 16, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1503 Related bill Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 8, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 16, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 16, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Apr 16, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Feb 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 665: To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-665/
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