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HR 2420 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: De La Cruz, Monica Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
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Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a contract to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. (Under the program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service works in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission to combat the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can spread a serious cattle disease called bovine babesiosis or cattle fever.)

Specifically, USDA must enter into a contract to review and report on the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program with a (1) land-grant college or university, or (2) non-land-grant college of agriculture.

The review must include an evaluation of

  • the program's effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of tick-borne illnesses in cattle;
  • the program's benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers;
  • the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program; and
  • the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year.
What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1836 Related bill Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act of 2023
  • HR 8467 Related bill Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4
D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 18, 2023
Santos, George
· Apr 18, 2023
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Mar 30, 2023
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Mar 30, 2023
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Mar 30, 2023
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Mar 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2420: Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2420/
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"H.R. 2420: Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2420/.
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H.R. 2420, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2420/.
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