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TICK Act

Introduced: July 18, 2019 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Jun 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jun 3, 2019

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act or the TICK Act

This bill establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities.

HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne Diseases. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must form cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to address such diseases.

What's happening now June 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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