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HR 789 114th Congress House

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015

Official title: To provide for research with respect to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 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

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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 3
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Sep 28, 2016
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 1, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 17, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Apr 16, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 5, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 5, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 789: Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-789/
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"H.R. 789: Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-789/.
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H.R. 789, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-789/.
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