H.R. 388 119th Congress House

Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 2025 Introduced by: Monica De La Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Feb 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Feb 14, 2025

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

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 (1) effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of tick-borne illnesses in cattle; and (2) benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers.

The review must also evaluate the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program.

Further, the review must evaluate the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year.

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Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

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