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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Christopher H. Smith

Republican · NJ · Representative

Votes with party: 96.0% (602 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S000522

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Cosponsors (36)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 630.

2026-07-02

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Energy and CommerceReported By · 2026-07-02

Previously

House Committee on Energy and CommerceMarkup By · 2026-05-21
Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-10
House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-07-10

Plain-English Summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address vector-borne diseases (e.g., diseases spread by bites from ticks or mosquitoes). These activities include (1) a national strategy, (2) grants for regional centers of excellence, and (3) cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to increase capacity for preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4348 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4348 To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2025 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Kean, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS. (a) National Strategy and Regional Centers of Excellence in Vector- Borne Disease.--Section 317U of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-23) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group established under section 2062 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s) and other individuals, as appropriate'' and inserting ``appropriate individuals''; (2) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting ``, including by increasing capacity to identify, report, prevent, and respond to such diseases'' before the period at the end; and (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030''. (b) Enhanced Support To Assist Health Departments in Addressing Vector-Borne Diseases.--Section 2822(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-32(c)) is amended by striking ``2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030''. <all>

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