Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 27, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 27, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007 - 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 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2007 to Jun 18, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 27, 2007 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Jun 27, 2007 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Dec 3, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Dec 3, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Dec 3, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jan 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jun 18, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jun 27, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 741 | Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2007
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.
- Jun 27, 2007Introduced in Senate
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