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HR 2081 116th Congress House Animals Animal and plant health Genetics Infectious and parasitic diseases Mammals Medical research Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act

Introduced: June 10, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to award grants for research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations.

What's happening now April 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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  • S 1326 Identical bill Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 17, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Jun 10, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 23, 2019
Hurd, Will
· May 8, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· May 7, 2019
Gibbs, Bob
· May 7, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 1, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· May 1, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 4, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Apr 4, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Apr 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2081: Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2081/
MLA
"H.R. 2081: Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2081/.
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H.R. 2081, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2081/.
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