Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act
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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 (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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 388: Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-388/
"H.R. 388: Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-388/.
H.R. 388, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-388/.
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