Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act or the TICK Act
This bill establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities.
HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne Diseases. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must form cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to address such diseases.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287. | Senate |
| 2019-11-05 | Committee | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2019-10-31 | Committee | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2019-05-23 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3111-3112) | Senate |
| 2019-05-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |