S 719 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 11, 2013 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 11, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which such 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 are represented in public health 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 other tick-borne diseases. Directs the Committee to regularly review published public and private treatment guidelines and evaluate such guidelines for effective representation of a wide variety of views.

Requires the Secretary, acting as appropriate through various federal officials, to provide for the coordination of all federal programs and activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and the conduct or support of specified activities, including: (1) developing sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools and tests, (2) improving the efficient utilization of diagnostic testing currently available, (3) surveillance and reporting of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, (4) providing and promoting access to a clearinghouse of information on such diseases, (5) increasing public education related to such diseases, (6) creating a physician education program to educate health professionals on the latest research and diversity of treatment options for Lyme disease, (7) establishing epidemiological research objectives, and (8) determining the effectiveness of different treatment modalities.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2013 to Jul 14, 2014, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-RIJack ReedOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalApr 11, 2013
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.Apr 16, 2013
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyApr 16, 2013
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsAug 1, 2013
I-VTBernard SandersJun 26, 2014
D-NJCory A. BookerJul 14, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 11, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2013Introduced in Senate

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