Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005
Latest action · Aug 5, 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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding how officials can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases; (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other federal agencies and private organizations addressing such diseases; (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with constituency groups; (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is represented in public heath policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced; and (5) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to Lyme and tick-borne diseases.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the appropriate federal officials, to provide for the coordination of all federal programs and activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including: (1) developing sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools and tests, (2) improving the efficient utilization of diagnostic testing currently available; (3) accurately determining the prevalence of such diseases; (4) evaluating the feasibility of creating a national uniform reporting system; (5) providing and promoting access to a clearinghouse of information on such diseases; (6) increasing public education related to such diseases; (7) creating a physician education program; (8) establishing epidemiological research objectives to determine the long term course of illness for Lyme disease; and (9) determining the effectiveness of different treatment modalities by establishing treatment outcome objectives
Cosponsors 83
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2005 to Dec 5, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Original | Jul 26, 2005 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Oct 3, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Feb 7, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Mar 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | May 4, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 19, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 19, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Dec 5, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Dec 5, 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 Jul 26, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 5, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 26, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5050 | Sue W. Kelly R-NY | Jul 12, 2006 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-94 | THE LIFTING OF THE EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA61 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Mar 16, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1479 | Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jul 25, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Bacterial diseases
- Communication in medicine
- Communication in science
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health education
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Lyme disease
- Medical education
- Medical laboratories
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2005Introduced in House
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