S 613
116th Congress
Senate
Animals
Agricultural research
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Mammals
Medical research
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State and local government operations
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
DEER Act
Introduced: February 28, 2019
Introduced by:
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 or the DEER Act
This bill addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities.
In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1