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HR 2894 115th Congress House

Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for education and outreach with respect to the prevention and treatment of tick-borne illnesses.

Introduced: June 13, 2017 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to publish and periodically update materials for the public and health care providers on the prevention and treatment of tick-borne diseases.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2894: Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2894/
MLA
"H.R. 2894: Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2894/.
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H.R. 2894, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2894/.
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[H.R. 2894: Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2894/)
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