Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Response Act of 2002
Latest action · May 22, 2002 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Includes among program elements requirements that the Secretary: (1) provide States with technical and financial assistance and timely information to prevent disease expansion; (2) design a national program for disease monitoring and surveillance; (3) conduct research to determine how the disease is transmitted; (4) develop new non-lethal detection and diagnostic methods to identify the disease in free-ranging cervid populations; (5) develop safe methods of disposal of infected carcasses; (6) instruct Federal land managers to determine the presence of the disease, the likelihood of transmission to adjacent non-Federal lands, and management options for infestations; and (7) develop a public outreach and education strategy for the hunting community and the public.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2002 to Jul 18, 2002, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 15, 2002 |
| D-WI | David R. Obey | Original | May 15, 2002 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | May 15, 2002 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | May 15, 2002 |
| D-WI | Thomas M. Barrett | Original | May 15, 2002 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | May 15, 2002 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MN | Bill Luther | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | May 23, 2002 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2002Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- May 22, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
- May 21, 2002Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- May 21, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- May 15, 2002Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Agriculture and Food
- Animal diseases
- Animals
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Deer
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Elk
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Epidemiology
- Federal aid to medical research
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health surveys
- Hunting
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Nervous system diseases
- Preventive medicine
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Veterinary medicine
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