Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases
Latest action · Jul 1, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases or the ALERT Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a five-year plan that provides for activities to be carried out to meet goals related to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, including to: (1) develop a sensitive and definitive test for the diagnosis of Lyme disease capable of distinguishing active infection from past infection; (2) accurately determine the prevalence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders in the United States; (3) provide and promote access to a comprehensive, up-to-date clearinghouse of peer-reviewed information on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); and (4) establish epidemiological research goals to determine the long term course of illnesses for Lyme disease.
Directs the Secretary to request that the Institute of Medicine study chronic Lyme disease.
Authorizes additional appropriations for research and educational activities and prevention efforts for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
Requires the Secretary to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2005 to Sep 19, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jun 14, 2005 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | Jun 14, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 27, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Sep 19, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 14, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the expansion and intensification of efforts for prevention, education, and research activities with respect to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- ALERT Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Animals
- Communication in medicine
- Communication in science
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Health planning
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Lyme disease
- Medical education
- Medical laboratories
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Pests
- Physicians
- Preventive medicine
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2005Introduced in House
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