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S. 1657 116th Congress Senate

Kay Hagan Tick Act

Official title: A bill to provide assistance to combat the escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders.

Introduced: November 13, 2019 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Health Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth care coverage and accessHealth care quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 5, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.
Nov 5, 2019
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 31, 2019
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3111-3112)
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 5, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kay Hagan Tick Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to address vector-borne diseases, including tick-borne diseases.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3073 Identical bill TICK Act
  • HR 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 14 Republican 7 Independent 2
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 17, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 12, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 12, 2019
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Dec 11, 2019
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 19, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 13, 2019
Burr, Richard
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 13, 2019
Isakson, Johnny
· Nov 13, 2019
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 13, 2019
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 13, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Nov 13, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2019
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 31, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 28, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 28, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Oct 21, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 21, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 15, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 15, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 23, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1657: Kay Hagan Tick Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1657/
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"S. 1657: Kay Hagan Tick Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1657/.
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S. 1657, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1657/.
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